Influence of subjective social class and social mobility beliefs on self-focused attention: the mediating role of sense of control

We verified whether social class shapes different models of the self in China, by integrating individuals' social mobility beliefs and exploring the mediating effect of sense of control. Participants were randomly assigned to one of 2 (subjective social class: upper vs. low class) × 2 (social m...

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Published in:The Journal of social psychology 2025-01, Vol.165 (1), p.51-64
Main Authors: Han, Xinyi, Ren, Menghao, Wu, Zhihui, Zhang, Xiangyi, Ding, Daoqun
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Attention
Beliefs
China
Female
Focused attention
Humans
Locus of control
Male
Manipulation
Self Concept
Self-focused attention
Sense of control
Social Class
Social classes
Social Mobility
social mobility beliefs
subjective social class
Young Adult
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Summary:We verified whether social class shapes different models of the self in China, by integrating individuals' social mobility beliefs and exploring the mediating effect of sense of control. Participants were randomly assigned to one of 2 (subjective social class: upper vs. low class) × 2 (social mobility beliefs: high vs. low mobility) manipulation conditions. They then completed the sense of control questionnaire and self-focused attention task. High mobility belief could alleviate the difference in perception among different subjective social classes and improve lower classes' control perception. Sense of control mediates subjective social class effects and social mobility beliefs on self-focused attention.
ISSN:0022-4545
1940-1183
1940-1183
DOI:10.1080/00224545.2023.2290514