{"title":"With status comes responsibility: SES attainment pathways influence observers' endorsement of noblesse oblige.","authors":"Hohjin Im, Jacob Shane, Chuansheng Chen","doi":"10.1080/00224545.2025.2543846","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The current study investigated which causal beliefs for socioeconomic status (SES) attainment map onto endorsement of <i>noblesse oblige</i> ;(i.e. the belief that powerful others are obligated to give back). Noblesse oblige endorsement was positively associated with opportunity belief (i.e. opportunity drives SES attainment) but not merit belief (i.e. merit drives SES attainment) or chance belief (i.e. chance drives SES attainment) (Study 1; <i>n</i> = 562). Studies 2 (<i>n</i> = 679) and 3 (<i>n</i> = 327) likewise showed that characters who attained their SES through opportunity were perceived as more noblesse obliged than merited characters. These findings suggest that beliefs about status attainment shape perceptions of obligation, informing how public figures and institutions manage social expectations.</p>","PeriodicalId":48205,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Social Psychology","volume":" ","pages":"1-16"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7000,"publicationDate":"2025-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Social Psychology","FirstCategoryId":"102","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1080/00224545.2025.2543846","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL","Score":null,"Total":0}
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The current study investigated which causal beliefs for socioeconomic status (SES) attainment map onto endorsement of noblesse oblige ;(i.e. the belief that powerful others are obligated to give back). Noblesse oblige endorsement was positively associated with opportunity belief (i.e. opportunity drives SES attainment) but not merit belief (i.e. merit drives SES attainment) or chance belief (i.e. chance drives SES attainment) (Study 1; n = 562). Studies 2 (n = 679) and 3 (n = 327) likewise showed that characters who attained their SES through opportunity were perceived as more noblesse obliged than merited characters. These findings suggest that beliefs about status attainment shape perceptions of obligation, informing how public figures and institutions manage social expectations.
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Since John Dewey and Carl Murchison founded it in 1929, The Journal of Social Psychology has published original empirical research in all areas of basic and applied social psychology. Most articles report laboratory or field research in core areas of social and organizational psychology including the self, attribution theory, attitudes, social influence, consumer behavior, decision making, groups and teams, sterotypes and discrimination, interpersonal attraction, prosocial behavior, aggression, organizational behavior, leadership, and cross-cultural studies. Academic experts review all articles to ensure that they meet high standards.
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