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Fine feathers make fine birds: a comparative study of the impact of material wealth on perceived identities in England and Italy

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posted on 2023-06-09, 05:02 authored by Helga Dittmar, Lucia Mannetti, Gün R Semin
Two studies examined the impact of material wealth on perceived identity. 240 undergraduates in the UK and Italy evaluated a description of a target person in terms of 26 adjectives/short statements and answered questions about their belief in the impressionability of themselves and others. For British Ss, symbolic identity was strongly affected by material wealth. However, material possessions did not lead to any differences in the identity ascribed by Italians. Implications of the materialism–idealism paradox for people's beliefs about the relationship between identity and possessions are considered.

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Publication status

  • Published

Journal

Social Behaviour

ISSN

0885-6249

Publisher

Wiley

Issue

3

Volume

4

Page range

195-200

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  • Psychology Publications

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  • No

Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2017-02-06

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