Perceptions of unfairness in allocations between multiple recipients

被引:12
作者
Eriksson, Kimmo [1 ,2 ]
Simpson, Brent [3 ]
机构
[1] Malardalen Univ, Sch Educ Culture & Commun, S-72123 Vasteras, Sweden
[2] Stockholm Univ, Ctr Study Cultural Evolut, S-10691 Stockholm, Sweden
[3] Univ S Carolina, Dept Sociol, Columbia, SC 29208 USA
基金
瑞典研究理事会; 美国国家科学基金会;
关键词
Perception; Unfairness; Distributive justice; Need to belong; EQUITY SENSITIVITY; FAIRNESS; JUDGMENTS; JUSTICE; VICTIM; FEAR;
D O I
10.1016/j.cogpsych.2011.01.001
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
This paper introduces a new model to explain perceptions of unfairness in resource allocations between multiple recipients. The model yields several novel predictions, all confirmed in a series of new empirical tests. For instance, while much prior research focuses on the differences between the judge's share and others' shares, we argue that people also care about differences between others' shares. In particular, the presence of a single loser increases perceptions of unfairness. We also study individual variation in sensitivity to the single-loser dimension. Most centrally, we offer empirical support for the existence - indeed the prevalence - of ostraphobics, individuals with an acute sensitivity to being "ostracized" as a sole loser. We show that ostraphobics perceive unfairness more strongly than other types, are higher in need to belong and fear of negative evaluation, and are more prone to a heretofore unrecognized type of preference reversal with respect to fairness. (C) 2011 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
引用
收藏
页码:225 / 244
页数:20
相关论文
共 50 条
[1]   NEW LOOK AT STATISTICAL-MODEL IDENTIFICATION [J].
AKAIKE, H .
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON AUTOMATIC CONTROL, 1974, AC19 (06) :716-723
[2]   WHO SHOULD GET WHAT - FAIRNESS JUDGMENTS OF DISTRIBUTION OF EARNINGS [J].
ALVES, WM ;
ROSSI, PH .
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF SOCIOLOGY, 1978, 84 (03) :541-564
[3]   What makes an allocation fair? Some experimental evidence [J].
Andreoni, J ;
Brown, PM ;
Vesterlund, L .
GAMES AND ECONOMIC BEHAVIOR, 2002, 40 (01) :1-24
[4]  
[Anonymous], 2007, INDIVIDUAL DIF UNPUB
[5]  
[Anonymous], 1999, THEORY JUSTICE
[6]   Explaining bargaining impasse: The role of self-serving biases [J].
Babcock, L ;
Loewenstein, G .
JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC PERSPECTIVES, 1997, 11 (01) :109-126
[7]  
BARHILLEL M, 1993, PSYCHOL PERSPECTIVES, P56
[8]   THE NEED TO BELONG - DESIRE FOR INTERPERSONAL ATTACHMENTS AS A FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN-MOTIVATION [J].
BAUMEISTER, RF ;
LEARY, MR .
PSYCHOLOGICAL BULLETIN, 1995, 117 (03) :497-529
[9]   PERCEPTIONS OF FAIRNESS IN INTERPERSONAL AND INDIVIDUAL CHOICE SITUATIONS [J].
BAZERMAN, MH ;
WHITE, SB ;
LOEWENSTEIN, GF .
CURRENT DIRECTIONS IN PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE, 1995, 4 (02) :39-43
[10]  
Binmore K., 2005, Natural Justice