Who aspires to have more? The impacts of social class and economic inequality on people’s desire for wealth and status

Abstract

Previous research has shown that social class influences people's perceptions, attitudes, and behaviours. However, little attention has been paid to how social class affects people's motivation, especially in terms of their desire for wealth and status. Furthermore, in societies with higher levels of economic inequality, the disparities between lower-and upper-class individuals in terms of wealth and status become more salient, which could also exert an impact on people's motivation to Other publications during candidature Peer-reviewed papers Verkuyten, M. (2017). A social identity analysis of responses to economic inequality. -Q. (2018). Involvement of NF-κB and the CX3CR1 signaling network in mechanical allodynia induced by tetanic sciatic stimulation. Neuroscience Bulletin, 34(1), 64-73.