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