How Does Inequality Affect the Residents’ Subjective Well-Being: Inequality of Opportunity and Inequality of Effort
Based on the Chinese General Social Survey database (2010–2015), this article explores the relationship between income inequality and residents’ subjective well-being from the perspective of inequality of opportunity and inequality of effort. We find that inequality of opportunity has a negative imp...
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| description | Based on the Chinese General Social Survey database (2010–2015), this article explores the relationship between income inequality and residents’ subjective well-being from the perspective of inequality of opportunity and inequality of effort. We find that inequality of opportunity has a negative impact on subjective well-being in China, where inequality of effort has a positive impact. Our empirical results are robust for changing the inequality indicators. In the sub-sample studies, consistent conclusions are obtained in rural areas, whereas in urban areas only inequality of effort has a significant impact. The results of mechanism study show that inequality of opportunity decreases residents’ sense of fairness, and inequality of effort increases residents’ sense of fairness, thus affecting their subjective well-being. The results of this study provide a good response to the inconclusive research findings on the impact of income inequality on subjective well-being. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-761f5b86d9674663869e04905d2c756b2022-12-21T23:36:22ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782022-04-011310.3389/fpsyg.2022.843854843854How Does Inequality Affect the Residents’ Subjective Well-Being: Inequality of Opportunity and Inequality of EffortQizhi He0Qizhi He1Hao Tong2Hao Tong3Jia-Bao Liu4School of Statistics and Mathematics, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, ChinaCollaborative Innovation Center for Statistical Data Engineering Technology and Application, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, ChinaSchool of Statistics and Mathematics, Zhejiang Gongshang University, Hangzhou, ChinaSchool of Economics and Management, Huaibei Normal University, Huaibei, ChinaSchool of Mathematics and Physics, Anhui Jianzhu University, Hefei, ChinaBased on the Chinese General Social Survey database (2010–2015), this article explores the relationship between income inequality and residents’ subjective well-being from the perspective of inequality of opportunity and inequality of effort. We find that inequality of opportunity has a negative impact on subjective well-being in China, where inequality of effort has a positive impact. Our empirical results are robust for changing the inequality indicators. In the sub-sample studies, consistent conclusions are obtained in rural areas, whereas in urban areas only inequality of effort has a significant impact. The results of mechanism study show that inequality of opportunity decreases residents’ sense of fairness, and inequality of effort increases residents’ sense of fairness, thus affecting their subjective well-being. The results of this study provide a good response to the inconclusive research findings on the impact of income inequality on subjective well-being.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.843854/fullsubjective well-beinginequalityopportunityeffortChina |
| spellingShingle | Qizhi He Qizhi He Hao Tong Hao Tong Jia-Bao Liu How Does Inequality Affect the Residents’ Subjective Well-Being: Inequality of Opportunity and Inequality of Effort Frontiers in Psychology subjective well-being inequality opportunity effort China |
| title | How Does Inequality Affect the Residents’ Subjective Well-Being: Inequality of Opportunity and Inequality of Effort |
| title_full | How Does Inequality Affect the Residents’ Subjective Well-Being: Inequality of Opportunity and Inequality of Effort |
| title_fullStr | How Does Inequality Affect the Residents’ Subjective Well-Being: Inequality of Opportunity and Inequality of Effort |
| title_full_unstemmed | How Does Inequality Affect the Residents’ Subjective Well-Being: Inequality of Opportunity and Inequality of Effort |
| title_short | How Does Inequality Affect the Residents’ Subjective Well-Being: Inequality of Opportunity and Inequality of Effort |
| title_sort | how does inequality affect the residents subjective well being inequality of opportunity and inequality of effort |
| topic | subjective well-being inequality opportunity effort China |
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