Lower subjective socioeconomic status is associated with self-dehumanization rather than other-dehumanization: the mediating role of belief in a just world

• Autores: Zhaocai Jiang, Jin Liu
• Localización: International Journal of Social Psychology, Revista de Psicología Social, ISSN-e 1579-3680, ISSN 0213-4748, Vol. 39, Nº 1, 2024, págs. 3-26
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.1177/02134748231215259
• Títulos paralelos:
  • El nivel socioeconómico subjetivo bajo no está vinculado con la deshumanización del otro sino del yo: el rol mediador de la creencia en un mundo justo
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    Estudios previos en los que se relaciona el nivel socioeconómico (NSE) con la deshumanización se centran sobre todo en la deshumanización de los grupos de NSE alto y NSE bajo (como objeto de la deshumanización). Sin embargo, los estudios que tienen en cuenta las relaciones entre el nivel socioeconómico subjetivo (NSS) y la deshumanización del yo y del otro son escasos. Además, se considera que la creencia en un mundo justo (CMJ) está vinculada con estas relaciones. Por tanto, el principal objetivo de esta investigación es analizar las relaciones directas e indirectas entre el NSS de la persona y la deshumanización del yo y del otro y la mediación delas CMJ en una muestra de 583 estudiantes universitarios. Comprobamos que el NSS predecía negativamente la deshumanización del yo. No obstante, el efecto predictor del NSS respecto a la deshumanización del otro no era significativo. Asimismo, la CMJ mediaba la relación entre el NSS y la deshumanización. Nuestros resultados amplían el conocimiento de la deshumanización facilitando evidencia sobre el rol del NSS de las personas en la percepción de su propia humanidad y la de los demás. Así pues, en vista del daño de la deshumanización del yo, futuros estudios deberían poner de relieve el papel que la deshumanización del yo en las personas de NSE bajo desempeña en la obstaculización de su movilidad social ascendente.

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    Previous studies relating socioeconomic status (SES) to dehumanization mainly focused on how low- and high-SES groups were dehumanized (i.e., as the target of dehumanization). However, studies considering the associations between perceiver’s subjective socioeconomic status (SSS) and self- as well as other-dehumanization are scarce. Furthermore, belief in a just world (BJW) is thought to be linked in these associations. Thus, the main goal of this research is to examine direct and indirect associations of individuals’ SSS and self- or other-dehumanization via BJW among 583 college students. We found SSS predicted self-dehumanization negatively. Nevertheless, the predictive effect of SSS for other-dehumanization was not significant. Additionally, BJW mediated the relationship between SSS and dehumanization. Our findings broaden the domain of dehumanization by providing evidence on the role of individuals’ SSS in the perception of their own and others’ humanity. Moreover, in light of the harm of self-dehumanization, future studies should attach importance to the role of self-dehumanization of lower-status individuals in hindering their upward social mobility.

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