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  • Psychological research on socioeconomic status (SES) has expanded significantly.
  • Existing approaches can be integrated to focus on the subjective meaning of SES as an identity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the subjective meaning and value people attach to their SES as an identity.
  • To examine how people understand and derive meaning from their SES in real-time.
  • To explore the psychological effects of status transitions, such as upward or downward mobility.

Main Methods:

  • Drawing from identity research, the study proposes that shifts in status-based identity influence thought, affect, motivation, and behavior.
  • Introduction of a novel measure to assess uncertainty regarding one's SES (status-based identity uncertainty).

Main Results:

  • Temporary shifts in how individuals construe their status-based identities predict changes in psychological and behavioral outcomes.
  • Greater status-based identity uncertainty is associated with lower individual well-being.

Conclusions:

  • Identity research can expand and organize the literature on the psychology of SES.
  • This approach offers new research directions for understanding the psychological impact of SES.