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Relative Deprivation Leads to the Endorsement of “Anti-Chicken Soup” in China

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  • Xiaomeng Zhang

    (Education and Human Development, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan)

  • Tianxin Wang

    (School of Philosophy, Psychology & Language Sciences, College of Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH8 9YL, UK)

  • Zhenzhen Liu

    (Beijing Key Laboratory of Applied Experimental Psychology, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Psychology Education (Beijing Normal University), Faculty of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China)

  • Xiaomin Sun

    (Beijing Key Laboratory of Applied Experimental Psychology, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Psychology Education (Beijing Normal University), Faculty of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China)

  • Shuting Yang

    (Beijing Key Laboratory of Applied Experimental Psychology, National Demonstration Center for Experimental Psychology Education (Beijing Normal University), Faculty of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, Beijing 100875, China)

Abstract

“Anti-chicken soup” (ACS) persuades people to yield to reality and give up rather than encouraging people to work hard as “chicken soup” does. The current study explored whether people with a higher level of relative deprivation (RD) would be more likely to endorse ACS. We found that people with high-measured (Study 1) and manipulated (Study 2) RD were more likely to endorse ACS. Study 2 also suggested that the effect was mediated by self-handicapping. It seems that relatively deprived individuals may adopt the strategy of self-handicapping so that they could attribute their failure to external causes, which in turn leads to lower motivation to try their best and ultimately the endorsement of ACS.

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  • Xiaomeng Zhang & Tianxin Wang & Zhenzhen Liu & Xiaomin Sun & Shuting Yang, 2022. "Relative Deprivation Leads to the Endorsement of “Anti-Chicken Soup” in China," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(21), pages 1-11, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:21:p:14210-:d:958433
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    1. Ana I. Balsa & Michael T. French & Tracy L. Regan, 2014. "Relative Deprivation and Risky Behaviors," Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press, vol. 49(2), pages 446-471.
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