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Life at both ends of the ladder: education-based identification and its association with well-being and social attitudes

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posted on 2023-06-12, 06:36 authored by Toon Kuppens, Matthew EasterbrookMatthew Easterbrook, Russell Spears, Antony S R Manstead
Level of formal education is an important divide in contemporary societies; it is positively related to health, well-being, and social attitudes such as tolerance for minorities and interest in politics. We investigated whether education-based identification is a common underlying factor of these education effects. Indeed, education-based identification was stronger among the higher educated, especially for identification aspects that encompass education-based group esteem (i.e., the belief that one’s educational group is worthy and that others think so, too). Furthermore, while group esteem had beneficial effects across educational levels, aspects of identification that were unrelated to group esteem had positive effects for the higher educated but not for the less educated. Thus, the less educated do not benefit from the psychologically nourishing effect of identification that exists for other groups. The stigma and responsibility related to low education could be a common explanation for a wide range of outcomes.

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Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

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0146-1672

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SAGE Publications

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9

Volume

41

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1260-1275

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  • Psychology Publications

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Legacy Posted Date

2015-07-30

First Open Access (FOA) Date

2017-01-16

First Compliant Deposit (FCD) Date

2017-01-16

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