When and why does economic inequality predict prosocial behaviour? Examining the role of interpersonal trust among different targets

IF 2.8 2区 心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL European Journal of Social Psychology Pub Date : 2023-09-28 DOI:10.1002/ejsp.3007
Jing Lin, Wenqi Li, Zhen Guo, Yu Kou
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Previous research suggests that economic inequality has caused a wide range of negative societal impacts. However, little is known about how economic inequality influences prosocial behaviour as a socioecological environment determinant. In five studies (N = 62,342), we examined whether economic inequality reduces prosocial behaviour by decreasing interpersonal trust and the moderation role of interpersonal targets. Studies 1, 2a, and 2b showed that interpersonal trust mediated the negative relationship between perceived economic inequality and prosocial behaviour. In Study 3, we used data from the World Values Survey to explore the relation between inequality and trust and found that it was moderated by the closeness of trust targets. In Study 4, we demonstrated that economic inequality only reduced trust and prosocial behaviour towards strangers, but not among friends and family. Taken together, the current research shed light on how economic inequality undermines trust and negatively impacts prosocial behaviour among different targets.

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经济不平等何时以及为何能预测亲社会行为?研究不同目标之间人际信任的作用
以往的研究表明,经济不平等对社会造成了广泛的负面影响。然而,人们对经济不平等如何影响作为社会生态环境决定因素的亲社会行为知之甚少。在五项研究(N = 62 342)中,我们考察了经济不平等是否会通过降低人际信任和人际目标的调节作用来减少亲社会行为。研究 1、2a 和 2b 表明,人际信任是感知到的经济不平等与亲社会行为之间负相关的中介。在研究 3 中,我们利用世界价值观调查(World Values Survey)的数据探讨了不平等与信任之间的关系,并发现这种关系受到信任目标亲近程度的调节。在研究 4 中,我们证明了经济不平等只会降低对陌生人的信任和亲社会行为,而不会降低朋友和家人之间的信任和亲社会行为。总之,目前的研究揭示了经济不平等如何破坏信任并对不同对象之间的亲社会行为产生负面影响。
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期刊介绍: Topics covered include, among others, intergroup relations, group processes, social cognition, attitudes, social influence and persuasion, self and identity, verbal and nonverbal communication, language and thought, affect and emotion, embodied and situated cognition and individual differences of social-psychological relevance. Together with original research articles, the European Journal of Social Psychology"s innovative and inclusive style is reflected in the variety of articles published: Research Article: Original articles that provide a significant contribution to the understanding of social phenomena, up to a maximum of 12,000 words in length.
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