Frontiers in psychology · 2025
Wealth comparison across social distances: implications for well-being.
СтатьяНазвание и аннотация: Перевод в очереди
Обработка статьи · этапы, ошибки и управление
Загрузка состояния…
Ошибки и ограничения
История · было → стало
Состояние обновляется каждые 5 секунд, пока блок открыт. Процент показывается только там, где известен объём работы. Пауза останавливает продолжение этапа; текущий запрос к источнику может завершиться.
Wu Yingying, Tang Qinglan, Huang Zhongli, Liu Ziyu, Liang Kayan
Аннотация
INTRODUCTION: In today's digitally connected and economically unequal world, upward wealth comparisons are pervasive. This study examined how wealth comparisons across different social distances (family, friends, and internet) distinctly affect well-being.
METHODS: We employed a scenario-based questionnaire design to assess the effects of wealth comparisons. Data were analyzed using regression models, with stress tested as a mediator through mediation analysis and heterogeneous effects explored across subgroups based on help-seeking behaviors.
RESULTS: Comparisons with all three groups are associated with negative influence on well-being, with comparisons to friends exhibiting the strongest effect. Stress mediates these impacts, while help-seeking behaviors show divergent pathways. Additionally, life satisfaction and income buffer sensitivity to disparities.
DISCUSSION: The findings underscore that the risk of upward wealth comparisons is contingent on social distance. This research integrates offline and online dynamics into a cohesive theoretical framework, advancing social comparison theory and providing actionable insights for interventions designed to protect well-being in the face of pervasive social comparison.
METHODS: We employed a scenario-based questionnaire design to assess the effects of wealth comparisons. Data were analyzed using regression models, with stress tested as a mediator through mediation analysis and heterogeneous effects explored across subgroups based on help-seeking behaviors.
RESULTS: Comparisons with all three groups are associated with negative influence on well-being, with comparisons to friends exhibiting the strongest effect. Stress mediates these impacts, while help-seeking behaviors show divergent pathways. Additionally, life satisfaction and income buffer sensitivity to disparities.
DISCUSSION: The findings underscore that the risk of upward wealth comparisons is contingent on social distance. This research integrates offline and online dynamics into a cohesive theoretical framework, advancing social comparison theory and providing actionable insights for interventions designed to protect well-being in the face of pervasive social comparison.