The Effects Of Subjective Socioeconomic Status And Social Exclusion On Altruistic Behavio

Altruistic behavior is a kind of significant social behavior,are widespread in the social scene,has important influence on individual development and social harmony,is the subject of the researchers attention.Among the various factors that affect altruism,subjective socioeconomic status and social exclusion are two common but not negligible factors.However,previous studies only focused on the influence of a single factor,and even if there were studies that combined the two factors,they only remained at the level of individual feelings without going deeper.In view of this,this study subjective social economic status and social exclusion at the same time,considering the two factors,comprehensive investigation on the influence of altruistic behavior.In study 1,questionnaire survey was adopted to preliminarily explore the relationship between subjective socioeconomic status and social exclusion on altruistic behavior.The results showed that social exclusion moderated the relationship between subjective socioeconomic status and altruistic behavior,and the age factor in demographic variables could significantly predict altruistic behavior.In study 2,the dictator game paradigm was used to measure altruistic behavior,and the relationship between subjective socioeconomic status,social exclusion and altruistic behavior was studied.Experiment 2(subjective socioeconomic status: high status,low status)×2(social exclusion: exclusion,inclusion)was designed among subjects.The subjects were sixth graders,and the dependent variable was the number of stickers an individual shared in the dictator game.The analysis showed that subjects with high subjective socioeconomic status had more altruistic behaviors.The study design of Study 3 was the same as that of study 2.The subjects were college students and the dependent variable was the amount of money shared in the dictator game.The results showed that subjects with high subjective socioeconomic status had more altruistic behaviors when they were rejected than those in the inclusion group,while those in the inclusion group with low subjective socioeconomic status had more altruistic behaviors than those in the exclusion group.These results suggest that altruistic behavior is a complex behavior susceptible to multiple influences,with results in the elementary school children group supporting more altruistic behaviors of high subjective socioeconomic status,while the results in the college students group were the opposite.Future studies could consider experiments with more ecological validity to further explore the heart of altruistic behavior.