scholarly journals Structure Matters: The Role of Clique Hierarchy in the Relationship Between Adolescent Social Status and Aggression and Prosociality

2015 ◽  
Vol 44 (12) ◽  
pp. 2257-2274 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kim Pattiselanno ◽  
Jan Kornelis Dijkstra ◽  
Christian Steglich ◽  
Wilma Vollebergh ◽  
René Veenstra
Keyword(s):  
Social Status ◽  
The Relationship

The Silver Lining in the Dark Cloud of Social Status Insecurity: The Mediating Role of Popularity Goals in the Association Between Social Status Insecurity and Chinese Adolescents’ Bullying Bystander Behaviors

2021 ◽  
pp. 088626052110234
Author(s):  
Yuchi Zhang ◽  
Xiaoyu Lan ◽  
Guanyu Cui ◽  
Jingke Wang
Keyword(s):  
Social Status ◽  
Social Cognitive ◽  
Chinese Adolescents ◽  
Mediating Effects ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Social Status Insecurity ◽  
Peer Factors ◽  
Defending Behaviors ◽  
Bystander Behaviors

Bullying bystander behavior has an important effect on bullying—both in stopping and facilitating it. Although bullying bystander behaviors have long been understood as a peer group process, existing research that focuses on the role of peer factors is still limited. Moreover, less is known about the social cognitive-related role of peer factors and its underlying mechanisms in adolescents’ bullying bystander behaviors. Accordingly, using resource control theory, this study examines the mediating effects of popularity goals on the associations between social status insecurity and bullying bystander behaviors (active defending behaviors, passive bystanding behaviors) among 333 Chinese adolescents (181 males; Mage = 13.10; SD = .50). Analyses were conducted using SPSS 23 to conduct descriptive and correlation analyses. The hypothesized mediation model was tested using a structural equation modeling approach with bootstrapping techniques (bootstrap replications: 5,000) using AMOS 23. The results showed that popularity goals fully mediated the relationship between adolescents’ social status insecurity and their active defending behaviors. No gender differences in these mediating effects were observed. The results also indicated that popularity goals did not mediate the relationship between social status insecurity and passive bystanding behaviors. These findings enrich our understanding of bullying bystander behaviors and highlight the positive role of social cognitive factors (e.g., popularity goals) in active defending behaviors. Our findings deepen our understanding of bullying bystanders through integrating proximate and ultimate approaches. Our findings have significant practical implications, which suggest that school anti-bullying interventions should value the positive roles of social status insecurity and popularity goals in promoting active defending behaviors.

Country of Origin Effect on Purchase Intention Towards Italian Luxury Fashion: Mediating Role of Brand Perception and Social Status

Metamorphosis ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-24
Author(s):  
Sandeep Kumar ◽  
Amit Gautam
Keyword(s):  
Social Status ◽  
Purchase Intention ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Country Of Origin ◽  
Mediating Effect ◽  
Mediation Effect ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
Brand Perception ◽  
The Relationship

Economic growth, urbanization and higher disposable incomes have helped to propel growth of luxury fashion in India. Indian customers attach luxury fashion with their social status. Therefore, a need was felt to understand the drivers of purchase intention for luxury fashion goods. The purpose of study is to explain the role of factors which have influence on purchase intention for luxury fashion brands. The research tries to identify the mediating effect of brand perception and social status on interrelationship between country of origin (COO) and purchase intention. The data were collected by means of structured questionnaires from a total of 400 Indian customers residing in the Delhi NCR. Structural equation modelling has been used to find the outcomes. COO, brand perception and social status were found to significantly influence customer purchase intention. However, mediation effect of brand perception was found in relation between COO and purchase intention. Mediation effect of social status also exists in relation between COO and purchase intention. Brand perception and social status sequentially mediate the relationship between COO and purchase intention.

The Impact of Lifestyle and Attitude Functions on Luxury Goods on Emotional Attachment Towards Luxury Brands

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 21-40
Author(s):  
Mohammad Kashani ◽  
Alireza Aslani ◽  
Mohammad R. Esfidani ◽  
Seyed Reza Seyed Javadin
Keyword(s):  
Social Status ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Emotional Attachment ◽  
Luxury Brands ◽  
Luxury Goods ◽  
Luxury Brand ◽  
Luxury Products ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of this article is to investigate the effect of individuals' life on the consumers' emotional attachment to the luxury products. The mediation role of individuals' attitudes has been investigated for the relationship between lifestyle and emotional attachment. First, the respondents have been divided into four categories that relate to their lifestyle - concerning their income and desire for social status. Then, the authors deal with the investigation of lifestyle effect on the emotional attachment to the luxury products. The attitude of different age groups has been investigated by the mediation role of the lifestyle and emotional attachment. Finally, elements have been investigated including the accurate recognition of brand by the aristocratic class, communicative and non-communicative motives in different lifestyles, and the relation between price and brand prominence. The findings show that the individual's lifestyle influences on the emotional attachment to the luxury products, as well as the existing attitudes in different age groups mediate the relation between lifestyle and emotional attachment to the luxury brand. The aristocratic class accurately recognise the signs of luxury brands. Also, the motives of communicative and non-communicative individuals are expressed in a variety of styles. Finally, a connection between price and brand prominence is discussed.

scholarly journals Why Do Family-controlled Firms Donate to Charity? The Role of Intrafamily Succession Intention, Social Status, and Religiosity

2015 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 621-644 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weiwen Li ◽  
Kevin Yuk-fai Au ◽  
Ai He ◽  
Lihong Song
Keyword(s):  
Social Status ◽  
Representative Sample ◽  
Corporate Philanthropy ◽  
Expectancy Theory ◽  
Family Businesses ◽  
Socioemotional Wealth ◽  
Nationally Representative ◽  
The Relationship

ABSTRACTDrawing on expectancy theory and the socioemotional wealth (SEW) perspective, we propose that family owners with intrafamily succession intention are more motivated to accumulate or preserve SEW. As corporate philanthropy is a critical way for family-controlled firms to accumulate or maintain SEW, family owners with intrafamily succession intention are more likely to engage in corporate philanthropic activities. Data on a nationally representative sample of family-controlled firms in China support our prediction. We also find that the relationship between intrafamily succession intention and corporate philanthropy is moderated by family owners’ social status and religiosity. The findings contribute to our understanding about family businesses, in general, and those in China, in particular, as well as the SEW perspective.

Of fish and men: A comparative approach to androgens and social dominance

1998 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 383-384 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rui F. Oliveira
Keyword(s):  
Social Status ◽  
Teleost Fish ◽  
Social Dominance ◽  
Potential Role ◽  
Comparative Approach ◽  
Challenge Hypothesis ◽  
Male Characters ◽  
Target Article ◽  
The Relationship

Four aspects of Mazur & Booth's target article are discussed from a comparative perspective using teleost fish as a reference: (a) the relationship between aggression, dominance, and androgens; (b) the interpretation of the data in light of the challenge hypothesis; (c) the potential role of testosterone as a physiological mediator between social status and the expression of male characters; and (d) the fact that metabolic conversions of testosterone may be important in its effect on aggression/ dominance.

scholarly journals LANGUAGE AND CULTURE: PROBLEMS OF INTERACTION The relationship between language and culture

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (12) ◽  
pp. 141-142
Author(s):  
Jabbarova Shoira Boltayevna
Keyword(s):  
Social Status ◽  
Social Practices ◽  
Language And Culture ◽  
Social Fact ◽  
Origin Of Language ◽  
The Relationship

The article analyzes language as a principle that unites culture and society. The connection between language, culture and art is represented by the linguistic concept. The problem of the origin of language and the purpose of the existence of language (the role of a social integrator in Humboldt and a symbol in Potebnya) is revealed. It is shown that language acts as a social fact, as a phenomenon determined by social practices, and, therefore, the language of even an individual (as his thinking, and his worldview) will change as his social status changes.

scholarly journals Subjective Social Status (SSS) as an Important Mediator in the Association between Socioeconomic Status (SES) and Mental Health

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fatemeh Mehravar ◽  
Abbas Rahimi Foroushani ◽  
Mohammad Ali Vakili ◽  
Saharnaz Nedjat
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Socioeconomic Status ◽  
Social Class ◽  
Social Status ◽  
Direct Effect ◽  
Subjective Social Status ◽  
Path Coefficient ◽  
Mediating Role ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Background: Socioeconomic status (SES) has often been considered a major predictor of mental health-related outcomes such as depression, anxiety, and stress. However, little is known about the mediating role of subjective social status (SSS) — an individual perception of relative position in the social hierarchy—in the relationship between SES and health outcomes. This study aimed to determine the mediating role of SSS in the relationship between SES and mental health among the employees of Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS).Methods:The data from the enrolment phase of a cohort study on TUMS employees (n = 4461) were used in this cross-sectional study. Household SES was the main independent variable. SES was first entered into the mediation model as a composite index (a combination of wealth index, social class, and education), and then each indicator was entered separately. Stress, anxiety, and depression scores were measured using the DASS-42 Scale as a latent outcome variable for mental health status. SSS was evaluated as a potential mediator variable using the MacArthur scale which was converted to a five-point Likert item. The mediation analysis was carried out using a two-step structural equation modeling (SEM) approach in STATA version 14.0 with maximum likelihood (ML) estimation. Finally, the direct and indirect effects of SES indices on mental health were investigated, considering SSS's mediating role.Results: The data showed that 2706 participants (60.65%) were female and the mean age of all participants was 42.21±8.72 years. The standardized path coefficient for the direct effect of SES on SSS was --0.50 (SE=0.013), whereas the standardized path coefficient for the direct effect of SSS on mental health was 0.10 (SE=0.018). The standardized indirected effect of the composite SES-index on mental health through the SSS is -0.05 (lower SSS and mental health scores and higher SES scores indicate improvements in the status of these variables). Contribution of SSS in association between composite SES-index and the mental health of TUMS employees is 27.78% (27.27% in male and 22.23% in female). In addition, contribution of SSS for the association between the indices of wealth, education, social class and mental health is 41.67%, 36.36%, and 28.57%, respectively.Conclusions:The Findings of this study showed that a poorer SSS may influence the pathology of mental health disorders. It seems to be as a mediator in the association between SES and symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress. Individuals' mental health may thus be improved by intervening in their subjective social status in relation to SES, which is relatively more stable.

scholarly journals Representative Democracy and Social Equality

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
SEAN INGHAM
Keyword(s):  
Social Status ◽  
Recent Literature ◽  
Political Power ◽  
Representative Democracy ◽  
Public Officials ◽  
Social Equality ◽  
Arbitrary Power ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The Ideal

When are inequalities in political power undemocratic, and why? While some writers condemn any inequalities in political power as a deviation from the ideal of democracy, this view is vulnerable to the simple objection that representative democracies concentrate political power in the hands of elected officials rather than distributing it equally among citizens, but they are no less democratic for it. Building on recent literature that interprets democracy as part of a broader vision of social equality, I argue that concentrations of political power are incompatible with democracy, and with a commitment to social equality more generally, when they consist in some having greater arbitrary power to influence decisions according to their idiosyncratic preferences. A novel account of the relationship between power and social status clarifies the role of social equality in the justification of democracy, including a representative democracy in which public officials have more political power than ordinary citizens.

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