The relationship between socioeconomic status and future orientation: A comprehensive three-level meta-analysis

IF 2.2 2区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL

Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology Pub Date : 2025-05-01 DOI:10.1016/j.appdev.2025.101798

Ruijun Song , Nana Sun

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Abstract

Extensive research has explored the relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and future orientation. However, the strength of this relationship across studies has been inconsistent. This study employs a three-level meta-analysis to synthesize existing research and assess the relationship between SES and future orientation. Moderator analyses were conducted to investigate the sources of research heterogeneity. A systematic literature search identified 38 eligible studies, providing 119 effect sizes and involving 661,697 participants. The results revealed a small positive correlation between SES and future orientation (r = 0.14). Moderator analyses indicated that culture significantly moderated the relationship. Specifically, a stronger correlation was found in high-welfare and low-welfare countries compared to medium-welfare countries. Furthermore, the measurement of SES showed a significant moderating effect, with a stronger correlation in subjective SES than objective SES. Sex demonstrated a significant moderating effect, with the association stronger in studies with a higher proportion of girls in the sample.

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社会经济地位与未来取向的关系：一个全面的三层次元分析

广泛的研究探讨了社会经济地位（SES）与未来取向之间的关系。然而，在各种研究中，这种关系的强度并不一致。本研究采用三层次元分析综合现有研究，评估社会经济地位与未来取向的关系。进行调节因子分析以调查研究异质性的来源。系统的文献检索确定了38项符合条件的研究，提供119个效应值，涉及661,697名参与者。结果显示，社会经济地位与未来取向之间存在较小的正相关（r = 0.14）。调节分析表明，文化显著调节了这一关系。具体来说，与中等福利国家相比，高福利国家和低福利国家的相关性更强。此外，社会经济地位的测量具有显著的调节作用，主观社会经济地位的相关性强于客观社会经济地位。性别表现出显著的调节作用，在样本中女孩比例较高的研究中，这种关联更强。

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Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL-

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5.10

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3.30%

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology focuses on two key concepts: human development, which refers to the psychological transformations and modifications that occur during the life cycle and influence an individual behavior within the social milieu; and application of knowledge, which is derived from investigating variables in the developmental process. Its contributions cover research that deals with traditional life span markets (age, social roles, biological status, environmental variables) and broadens the scopes of study to include variables that promote understanding of psychological processes and their onset and development within the life span. Most importantly.