PloS one, 2021-01, Vol.16 (1), p.e0244387-e0244387
2021
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- Autor(en) / Beteiligte
- Titel
- How perceptions of autonomy relate to beliefs about inequality and fairness
- Ist Teil von
- PloS one, 2021-01, Vol.16 (1), p.e0244387-e0244387
- Ort / Verlag
- United States: Public Library of Science
- Erscheinungsjahr
- 2021
- Quelle
- MEDLINE
- Beschreibungen/Notizen
- Although inequality in the US has increased since the 1960s, several studies show that Americans underestimate it. Reasons include overreliance on one's local perspective and ideologically-motivated cognition. We propose a novel mechanism to account for the misperceptions of income inequality. We hypothesize that compared to those who feel less autonomy, the people who believe they are autonomous and have control over their lives also believe that (1) income inequality is lower and (2) income inequality is more acceptable. Using a representative sample of 3,427 Americans, we find evidence to support these hypotheses.
- Sprache
- Englisch
- Identifikatoren
- ISSN: 1932-6203eISSN: 1932-6203DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0244387Titel-ID: cdi_plos_journals_2477591404
- Format
- –
- Schlagworte
- Adolescent, Adult, Autonomy, Autonomy (Psychology), Behavior, Biology and Life Sciences, Careers, Correlation analysis, Decision making, Economic development, Economic growth, Female, Humans, Hypotheses, Impact analysis, Income, Income distribution, Income inequality, Male, Middle Aged, Motivation, Perception, Perceptions, Psychological aspects, Psychological research, Research and Analysis Methods, Self-ownership, Social aspects, Social norms, Social perception, Social Sciences, Socioeconomic Factors, Socioeconomics, Surveys and Questionnaires, United States, Young Adult