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Henrietta Bolló1,2,3, Beáta Bőthe1,2, István Tóth-Király1,2
1Doctoral School of Psychology, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary.
Frontiers in Psychology
|November 10, 2018
Summary
Pride is a subjective status-related emotion, linked to prestige and dominance strategies. Objective social status
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Social Psychology
- Emotion Research
Background:
- Pride is a complex self-conscious emotion intrinsically linked to social status.
- Understanding the nuances of status perception is crucial for comprehending pride's development and expression.
- The two-facet model of pride distinguishes between authentic and hubristic pride, each potentially tied to different social dynamics.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the multifaceted nature of social status underlying pride.
- To examine the relationship between subjective social status (SSS) and objective social status (OSS) and pride.
- To explore the role of status maintenance strategies in mediating the link between social status and pride.
Main Methods:
- Four studies were conducted employing both questionnaire and vignette methodologies.
- Structural equation modeling (SEM) was utilized to analyze the complex relationships between variables.
- The studies differentiated between subjective social status (SSS) and objective social status (OSS) and employed the two-facet model of pride.
Main Results:
- A consistent pattern emerged: Subjective social status (SSS) predicted prestige status maintenance strategies, which in turn predicted authentic pride.
- The dominance status maintenance strategy was consistently linked to hubristic pride.
- Objective social status (OSS) showed variable associations with pride, depending on the assessment method and frame of reference.
Conclusions:
- Pride is fundamentally a subjective status-related emotion.
- While authentic pride is linked to prestige and hubristic pride to dominance, the role of objective social status is complex and context-dependent.
- Future research should continue to explore the interplay between objective status and pride experiences.
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