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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 SeminTwo 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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Social BehaviourISSN
0885-6249Publisher
WileyIssue
3Volume
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195-200Department affiliated with
- Psychology Publications
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2017-02-06Usage metrics
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