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Korean Journal of Psychology: General

An Empirical Review on Psychological Effects of Inequality: Focused on Economic Inequality

Korean Journal of Psychology: General / Korean Journal of Psychology: General, (P)1229-067X; (E)2734-1127
2018, v.37 no.3, pp.313-347
https://doi.org/10.22257/kjp.2018.09.37.3.313


Abstract

Inequality has been rapidly rising throughout the world during the last 30 to 40 years and thus,problems associated with inequality have emerged as an important social issue. In line with this, there has been a growing academic interest from social scientists with diverse backgrounds. However, to our knowledge, no studies have examined the psychological effects of inequality in Korea. Given that inequality in Korea is at an alarming level, it is necessary as well as interesting to understand how inequality affects individual’s mind and behavior in Korea. Therefore, in the present article, we conducted an organized overview on psychology of inequality not only to highlight the importance of psychological impacts of inequality but also to motivate future research on related topics. More specifically, we first introduced different measurements of inequality used in previous studies to provide useful information for researchers who want to start studying inequality. Next, we reviewed empirical findings regarding the effects of inequality on psychological outcomes ranging from subjective well-being, prosocial behavior, antisocial behavior, to decision-makings. Finally, we proposed a theoretical model that may shed a new light on the literature on psychological impacts of inequality and discussed the future directions.

keywords
불평등, 불평등 측정, 불평등의 영향, 사회 계층, inequality, inequality measures, consequences of inequality, social class 한국심리학회지 : 일반Korean Journal of Psychology: General 2018, Vol. 37, No. 3, 313-347 http://dx.doi.org/10.22257/kjp.2018.09.37.3.313

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