Higher in Status, (Even) Better-Than-Average

In 5 studies (total N = 1357) conducted online using Amazon’s MTurk the relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and the better-than-average effect (BTAE) was tested. Across the studies subjective measures of SES were positively correlated with magnitude of BTAE. Effects of objective measures...

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Main Author: Michael E. W. Varnum
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
SES
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00496/full