Overcoming low status or maintaining high status? A multinational examination of the association between socioeconomic status and honour

Sánchez-Rodríguez Á 1 , O'Dea C 2 , Uskul AK 3 , Kirchner-Häusler A 3 , Vignoles V 4 , Chobthamkit P 5 Show all authors , Achmad RA 6 , Andrianto S 7 , Kristanto AA 8 , Ardi R 9 , Lesmana CBJ 10 , Castillo VA 11 , Chaleeraktrakoon T 5 , Zhi ACH 12 , Choompunuch B 13 , Cross SE 14 , Nguyen SD 15 , Fernandez EF 16 , Purba FD 17 , Reyes MES 18 , Yalçın MG 19 , Siswadi AGP 17 , Harb C 20 , Hashim IHM 21 , Husnu S 22 , Hutapea B 23 , Le Hoang TH 24 , Ishii K 25 , Ismail R 26 , Ito K 27 , Suryani LK 28 , Kaewyodthiwat T 29 , Kafetsios K 30 , Karamaouna P 3 , Kateri E 31 , Khan A 32 , Khieowan N 30 , Lufityanto G 33 , Macapagal MEJ 34 , Marappan DA 32 , Matamoros-Lima J 35 , Miniesy R 36 , Yusoff AM 32 , Na J 37 , Özkan Z 38 , Pagliaro S 39 , Psaltis C 40 , Rabie D 36 , Reinhart M 2 , Ridfah A 41 , Rodriguez-Bailón R 35 , Ishak MS 42 , Teresi M 36 , Tengco-Pacquing MC 17 , Thongpibul K 5 , Tri MTT 43 , Zwagery RV 5 , Wisayanti S 19 , Hoon CY 44 , Uchida Y 45

Affiliations 

  • 1 University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain
  • 2 Union College, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA
  • 3 University of Kent, Canterbury, UK
  • 4 University of Sussex, Sussex, UK
  • 5 Thammasat University, Bangkok, Thailand
  • 6 Universitas Lambung Mangkura, Banjarmasin, Indonesia
  • 7 Universitas Islam, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
  • 8 Universitas Mulawarman, Samarinda, Indonesia
  • 9 Universitas Airlangga, Surabaya, Indonesia
  • 10 Universitas Udayana, Bali, Indonesia
  • 11 Coe College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
  • 12 Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
  • 13 Mahasarakham University, Kham Riang, Thailand
  • 14 Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA
  • 15 Hanoi National University of Education, Hanoi, Vietnam
  • 16 HELP University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 17 Universitas Padjadjaran, West Java, Indonesia
  • 18 University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines
  • 19 Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University, Bolu, Turkey
  • 20 American University of Beirut, Lebanon, & Doha Institute, Doha, Qatar
  • 21 Universiti Sains Malaysia, George Town, Malaysia
  • 22 Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta, Cyprus
  • 23 Universitas Tarumanagara, West Jakarta, Indonesia
  • 24 University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
  • 25 Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
  • 26 Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia
  • 27 Nanyang Technological University, Singapore city, Singapore
  • 28 Suryani Institute for Mental Health, Denpasar, Indonesia
  • 29 Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Thailand
  • 30 Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece
  • 31 University of Crete, Crete, Greece
  • 32 Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Johor Bahru, Malaysia
  • 33 Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
  • 34 Ateneo de Manila University, Quezon City, Philippines
  • 35 University of Granada, Granada, Spain
  • 36 British University of Egypt, Cairo, Egypt
  • 37 Sogang University, Seoul, South Korea
  • 38 Ordu University, Ordu, Turkey
  • 39 University of Chieti-Pescara, Chieti-Pescara, Italy
  • 40 University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus
  • 41 Universitas Negeri Makassar, Makassar, Indonesia
  • 42 Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Kota Samarahan, Malaysia
  • 43 University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam National University Ho chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
  • 44 Universiti Brunei Darussalam, Gadong, Brunei
  • 45 Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
Br J Soc Psychol, 2025 Jan;64(1):e12854.
PMID: 39853754 DOI: 10.1111/bjso.12854

Abstract

We examined the relationship between socioeconomic status (SES) and endorsement of honour. We studied the SES-honour link in 5 studies (N = 13,635) with participants recruited in different world regions (the Mediterranean and MENA, East Asian, South-East Asian, and Anglo-Western regions) using measures that tap into various different facets of honour. Findings from these studies revealed that individuals who subjectively perceived themselves as belonging to a higher (vs. lower) SES endorsed various facets of honour more strongly (i.e. defence of family honour values and concerns, self-promotion and retaliation values, masculine honour beliefs, emphasis on personal and family social image, the so-called street code). We discuss implications of these findings for the cultural dynamics linked to SES.

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