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| Title |
Higher in status, (Even) better-than-average
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Frontiers in Psychology, April 2015
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| DOI | 10.3389/fpsyg.2015.00496 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Michael E. W. Varnum |
| Abstract |
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 (income and education) were weaker and less consistent. Measures of childhood SES (both objective and subjective) were positively correlated with BTAE magnitude, though less strongly and less consistently than measures of current subjective SES. Meta-analysis revealed all measures of chronic SES (with the exception of education) were significantly correlated with BTAE. However, manipulations of SES in terms of subjective status (Study 2), power (Study 3), and dominance (Study 4) did not have strong effects on BTAE magnitude (d's ranging from -0.04 to -0.14). Taken together the results suggest that chronic, but not temporary, status may be linked with a stronger tendency to overestimate one's abilities and positive traits. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 6 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 1 | 17% |
| United States | 1 | 17% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 17% |
| Unknown | 3 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 4 | 67% |
| Scientists | 1 | 17% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 17% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 48 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 47 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 13 | 27% |
| Student > Master | 5 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 8% |
| Researcher | 4 | 8% |
| Student > Bachelor | 3 | 6% |
| Other | 9 | 19% |
| Unknown | 10 | 21% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 20 | 42% |
| Social Sciences | 5 | 10% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 3 | 6% |
| Engineering | 3 | 6% |
| Mathematics | 2 | 4% |
| Other | 3 | 6% |
| Unknown | 12 | 25% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 84. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 30 July 2021.
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