Abstract
The relationships between subjective status and perceived legitimacy are important for understanding the extent to which people with low status are complicit in their oppression. We use novel data from 66 samples and 30 countries (N = 12,788) and find that people with higher status see the social system as more legitimate than those with lower status, but there is variation across people and countries. The association between subjective status and perceived legitimacy was never negative at any levels of eight moderator variables, although the positive association was sometimes reduced. Although not always consistent with hypotheses, group identification, self-esteem, and beliefs in social mobility were all associated with perceived legitimacy among people who have low subjective status. These findings enrich our understanding of the relationship between social status and legitimacy.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | European Journal of Social Psychology |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| Pages (from-to) | 921-942 |
| Number of pages | 22 |
| ISSN | 0046-2772 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Aug 2020 |
Keywords
- legitimacy
- social identity
- status
- system justification
- SYSTEM-JUSTIFICATION THEORY
- SOCIAL IDENTITY
- SELF-ESTEEM
- COMPENSATORY CONTROL
- HYPOTHESIS
- STABILITY
- MODELS
- POWER
- UNCERTAINTY
- INEQUALITY
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Subjective status and perceived legitimacy across countries. / Brandt, Mark J.; Kuppens, Toon; Spears, Russell; Andrighetto, Luca; Autin, Frederique; Babincak, Peter; Badea, Constantina; Bae, Jaechang; Batruch, Anatolia; Becker, Julia C.; Bocian, Konrad; Bodroza, Bojana; Bourguignon, David; Bukowski, Marcin; Butera, Fabrizio; Butler, Sarah E.; Chryssochoou, Xenia; Conway, Paul; Crawford, Jarret T.; Croizet, Jean-Claude; de Lemus, Soledad; Degner, Juliane; Dragon, Piotr; Durante, Federica; Easterbrook, Matthew J.; Essien, Iniobong; Forgas, Joseph P.; Gonzalez, Roberto; Graf, Sylvie; Halama, Peter; Han, Gyuseog; Hong, Ryan Y.; Houdek, Petr; Igou, Eric R.; Inbar, Yoel; Jetten, Jolanda; Jimenez Leal, William; Jimenez-Moya, Gloria; Karunagharan, Jaya Kumar; Kende, Anna; Korzh, Maria; Laham, Simon M.; Lammers, Joris; Lim, Li; Manstead, Antony S. R.; Mededovic, Janko; Melton, Zachary J.; Motyl, Matt; Ntani, Spyridoula; Owuamalam, Chuma Kevin; Peker, Muejde; Platow, Michael J.; Prims, J. P.; Reyna, Christine; Rubin, Mark; Saab, Rim; Sankaran, Sindhuja; Shepherd, Lee; Sibley, Chris G.; Sobkow, Agata; Spruyt, Bram; Stroebaek, Pernille; Suemer, Nebi; Sweetman, Joseph; Teixeira, Catia P.; Toma, Claudia; Ujhelyi, Adrienn; van der Toorn, Jojanneke; van Hiel, Alain; Vasquez-Echeverria, Alejandro; Vazquez, Alexandra; Vianello, Michelangelo; Vranka, Marek; Yzerbyt, Vincent; Zimmerman, Jennifer L.
In: European Journal of Social Psychology, Vol. 50, No. 5, 08.2020, p. 921-942.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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TY - JOUR
T1 - Subjective status and perceived legitimacy across countries
AU - Brandt, Mark J.
AU - Kuppens, Toon
AU - Spears, Russell
AU - Andrighetto, Luca
AU - Autin, Frederique
AU - Babincak, Peter
AU - Badea, Constantina
AU - Bae, Jaechang
AU - Batruch, Anatolia
AU - Becker, Julia C.
AU - Bocian, Konrad
AU - Bodroza, Bojana
AU - Bourguignon, David
AU - Bukowski, Marcin
AU - Butera, Fabrizio
AU - Butler, Sarah E.
AU - Chryssochoou, Xenia
AU - Conway, Paul
AU - Crawford, Jarret T.
AU - Croizet, Jean-Claude
AU - de Lemus, Soledad
AU - Degner, Juliane
AU - Dragon, Piotr
AU - Durante, Federica
AU - Easterbrook, Matthew J.
AU - Essien, Iniobong
AU - Forgas, Joseph P.
AU - Gonzalez, Roberto
AU - Graf, Sylvie
AU - Halama, Peter
AU - Han, Gyuseog
AU - Hong, Ryan Y.
AU - Houdek, Petr
AU - Igou, Eric R.
AU - Inbar, Yoel
AU - Jetten, Jolanda
AU - Jimenez Leal, William
AU - Jimenez-Moya, Gloria
AU - Karunagharan, Jaya Kumar
AU - Kende, Anna
AU - Korzh, Maria
AU - Laham, Simon M.
AU - Lammers, Joris
AU - Lim, Li
AU - Manstead, Antony S. R.
AU - Mededovic, Janko
AU - Melton, Zachary J.
AU - Motyl, Matt
AU - Ntani, Spyridoula
AU - Owuamalam, Chuma Kevin
AU - Peker, Muejde
AU - Platow, Michael J.
AU - Prims, J. P.
AU - Reyna, Christine
AU - Rubin, Mark
AU - Saab, Rim
AU - Sankaran, Sindhuja
AU - Shepherd, Lee
AU - Sibley, Chris G.
AU - Sobkow, Agata
AU - Spruyt, Bram
AU - Stroebaek, Pernille
AU - Suemer, Nebi
AU - Sweetman, Joseph
AU - Teixeira, Catia P.
AU - Toma, Claudia
AU - Ujhelyi, Adrienn
AU - van der Toorn, Jojanneke
AU - van Hiel, Alain
AU - Vasquez-Echeverria, Alejandro
AU - Vazquez, Alexandra
AU - Vianello, Michelangelo
AU - Vranka, Marek
AU - Yzerbyt, Vincent
AU - Zimmerman, Jennifer L.
PY - 2020/8
Y1 - 2020/8
N2 - The relationships between subjective status and perceived legitimacy are important for understanding the extent to which people with low status are complicit in their oppression. We use novel data from 66 samples and 30 countries (N = 12,788) and find that people with higher status see the social system as more legitimate than those with lower status, but there is variation across people and countries. The association between subjective status and perceived legitimacy was never negative at any levels of eight moderator variables, although the positive association was sometimes reduced. Although not always consistent with hypotheses, group identification, self-esteem, and beliefs in social mobility were all associated with perceived legitimacy among people who have low subjective status. These findings enrich our understanding of the relationship between social status and legitimacy.
AB - The relationships between subjective status and perceived legitimacy are important for understanding the extent to which people with low status are complicit in their oppression. We use novel data from 66 samples and 30 countries (N = 12,788) and find that people with higher status see the social system as more legitimate than those with lower status, but there is variation across people and countries. The association between subjective status and perceived legitimacy was never negative at any levels of eight moderator variables, although the positive association was sometimes reduced. Although not always consistent with hypotheses, group identification, self-esteem, and beliefs in social mobility were all associated with perceived legitimacy among people who have low subjective status. These findings enrich our understanding of the relationship between social status and legitimacy.
KW - legitimacy
KW - social identity
KW - status
KW - system justification
KW - SYSTEM-JUSTIFICATION THEORY
KW - SOCIAL IDENTITY
KW - SELF-ESTEEM
KW - COMPENSATORY CONTROL
KW - HYPOTHESIS
KW - STABILITY
KW - MODELS
KW - POWER
KW - UNCERTAINTY
KW - INEQUALITY
U2 - 10.1002/ejsp.2694
DO - 10.1002/ejsp.2694
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 32999511
VL - 50
SP - 921
EP - 942
JO - European Journal of Social Psychology
JF - European Journal of Social Psychology
SN - 0046-2772
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