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The relationship between social class and subjective well-being: A serial mediation model
Youjuan Hong1, Xuemei Wang2, Liting Liu3
1School of Nursing, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China.
Frontiers in Psychology
|October 27, 2022
Summary
Social class positively impacts college students' subjective well-being (SWB). This occurs through reduced victim justice sensitivity and envy, highlighting key psychological pathways for promoting student well-being.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Sociology
Background:
- Social class is linked to subjective well-being (SWB), but the mediating factors are not fully understood.
- Victim justice sensitivity and envy are potential psychological mechanisms influencing this relationship.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the direct and indirect relationships between social class and SWB in Chinese undergraduate students.
- To explore the mediating roles of victim justice sensitivity and envy in the social class-SWB association.
Main Methods:
- Cross-sectional, questionnaire-based study.
- 1,405 Chinese undergraduate students completed measures of subjective social class, victim justice sensitivity, envy, and SWB.
Main Results:
- Social class was positively associated with SWB.
- Social class negatively correlated with victim justice sensitivity and envy.
- Victim justice sensitivity and envy mediated the relationship between social class and SWB.
Conclusions:
- Social class influences college students' SWB through victim justice sensitivity and envy.
- Understanding these mediating pathways can inform interventions to enhance student well-being.
- This research contributes to the understanding of social class's impact on psychological outcomes in young adults.
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