Psychological Mechanisms Linking County-Level Income Inequality to Happiness in China.

ABSTRACT: Background In China, income levels and living standards have improved significantly, but many Chinese citizens still do not feel any happier. This phenomenon may be attributed to increased income inequality. Methods Using data from the 2013 Chinese General Social Survey (CGSS), we employed multilevel structural equation modeling (MSEM) to investigate the impact of county-level income inequality on individual-level happiness in China and multilevel mediation analysis with structural equation modeling (MMSEM) to explore the mechanisms through which income inequality impacted happiness. Results A negative relationship between income inequality and happiness was found. The negative association between them was explained by two psychological mechanisms, i.e., fairness and trust. The findings ex

SUBMITTER: Cai J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6313330 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature