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Positional, mobility, and reference effects : how does social class affect life satisfaction in Europe?
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Kaiser, Caspar and Trinh, Nhat An (2021) Positional, mobility, and reference effects : how does social class affect life satisfaction in Europe? European Sociological Review, 37 (5). pp. 713-730. doi:10.1093/esr/jcaa067 ISSN 0266-7215.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcaa067
Abstract
In this study, we analyse the effects of social class on life satisfaction. We develop a theoretical framework that shows how social class affects life satisfaction through five different pathways. Informed by this framework, we estimate the direct effects of class destination and class origin, the effect of own intergenerational class mobility, as well as the effects of others’ class position and mobility. To do so, we utilize European Social Survey waves 1 to 5 (2002–2010) and obtain information on life satisfaction as well as destination and origin class for about 80,000 respondents in 32 European countries. We find (i) class destination consistently and strongly structures life satisfaction across Europe, (ii) own class mobility has a significant impact on life satisfaction in Eastern Europe, as does (iii) the class mobility of others. The last finding points to the hitherto neglected importance of reference effects when considering the impact of social class on life satisfaction.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform | ||||||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School > Behavioural Science Faculty of Social Sciences > Warwick Business School |
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Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Social mobility -- Europe, Well-being -- Social aspects, Happiness, Social classes -- Europe, Social classes -- Europe -- Classification | ||||||||
Journal or Publication Title: | European Sociological Review | ||||||||
Publisher: | Oxford University Press | ||||||||
ISSN: | 0266-7215 | ||||||||
Official Date: | October 2021 | ||||||||
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Volume: | 37 | ||||||||
Number: | 5 | ||||||||
Page Range: | pp. 713-730 | ||||||||
DOI: | 10.1093/esr/jcaa067 | ||||||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
Re-use Statement: | This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced version of an article accepted for publication in European Sociological Review following peer review. The version of record Caspar Kaiser, Nhat An Trinh, Positional, Mobility, and Reference Effects: How Does Social Class Affect Life Satisfaction in Europe?, European Sociological Review, Volume 37, Issue 5, October 2021, Pages 713–730, is available online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/esr/jcaa067 | ||||||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||||
Date of first compliant deposit: | 22 December 2023 | ||||||||
Date of first compliant Open Access: | 22 December 2023 |
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