In recent decades, the economies of many countries have produced increasingly unequal
outcomes for the rich and poor. This economic trend has attracted interest from members of …

People often hold zero-sum beliefs (subjective beliefs that, independent of the actual
distribution of resources, one party's gains are inevitably accrued at other parties' expense) …

Prior research has found mixed results on how economic inequality is related to various
outcomes. These contradicting findings may in part stem from a predominant focus on the …

Individuals can experience a lack of economic resources compared to others, which we refer
to as subjective experiences of economic scarcity. While such experiences have been …

Social scientists have begun to extensively study how living in contexts with high income
inequality affects psychological outcomes. Herein we overview a conceptual framework that …

This paper presents a new model that aims to contribute to the growing literature about the
consequences of economic inequality: the economic inequality as normative information …

Objective This research investigates how economic inequality shapes basic human values
across three cross‐national, cross‐regional, and longitudinal studies (N total= 219,697) …

The extent of inequality that people perceive in the world is often a better predictor of
individual and societal outcomes than the level of inequality that actually exists. As such …

Status anxiety theory posits that higher income inequality leads people to attribute more
importance to their socioeconomic status and to worry about the position they occupy on the …

La percepción de desigualdad económica se ha vuelto un tema de creciente interés en
investigaciones de distintas disciplinas de las ciencias sociales. El presente artículo …