Sainz Mario, Martínez Rocío, Moya Miguel, Rodríguez-Bailón Rosa, Vaes Jeroen
School of Psychology, University of Monterrey, San Pedro Garza García, Mexico.
Department of Social Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, University of Granada, Spain.
Br J Soc Psychol. 2021 Apr;60(2):470-489. doi: 10.1111/bjso.12412. Epub 2020 Aug 28.
Previous research has identified that both low- and high-socio-economic groups tend to be dehumanized. However, groups that have a deprived position are more willing to interiorize the negative perceptions that others have about them compared with affluent groups. In this project, we address the role of meta-(de)humanization (the perceived humanity one thinks is ascribed or denied to one's group) based on socio-economic status differences and its influence in the perceived psychological well-being. We conducted two studies: In Study 1 (correlational, N = 990), we analysed the relationship between socio-economic status, meta-dehumanization, and well-being. Results indicated that lower socio-economic status positively predicted more meta-dehumanization and worse well-being. Moreover, meta-dehumanization mediated the relationship between socio-economic status and well-being. In Study 2 (experimental, N = 354), we manipulated socio-economic status (low-, middle-, and high-socio-economic status conditions) to evaluate its influence on meta-dehumanization and well-being. Results indicated that individuals of low (vs. higher)-socio-economic status perceived more meta-dehumanization and reported worse well-being. Finally, a multicategorical mediational analysis indicated that low (vs. middle or high)-socio-economic status led to worse well-being through higher perceived meta-dehumanization. We discuss differences in perceived meta-(de)humanization based on groups' socio-economic status and implications on the population's well-being.
先前的研究已经确定，社会经济地位低和高的群体都容易被非人化。然而，与富裕群体相比，处于被剥夺地位的群体更愿意内化他人对他们的负面看法。在这个项目中，我们探讨了基于社会经济地位差异的元（去）人性化（一个人认为自己的群体被赋予或被剥夺的人性）的作用及其对感知到的心理健康的影响。我们进行了两项研究：在研究1（相关性研究，N = 990）中，我们分析了社会经济地位、元去人性化和幸福感之间的关系。结果表明，较低的社会经济地位正向预测了更多的元去人性化和更差的幸福感。此外，元去人性化在社会经济地位和幸福感之间起到了中介作用。在研究2（实验性研究，N = 354）中，我们操纵了社会经济地位（低、中、高社会经济地位条件）来评估其对元去人性化和幸福感的影响。结果表明，社会经济地位低（与较高相比）的个体感知到更多的元去人性化，并报告了更差的幸福感。最后，多分类中介分析表明，低（与中或高相比）社会经济地位通过更高的感知元去人性化导致更差的幸福感。我们讨论了基于群体社会经济地位的感知元（去）人性化差异及其对人群幸福感的影响。
