May 31, 2024Social Indicators ResearchOpen Access

Populist Attitudes, Subjective Social Status, and Resentment in Italy

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GMGiacomo MelliTrinity College SSStefani SchererUniversity of Trento

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Observational analysis shows perceived social status shapes populist attitudes in Italy, indicating subjective perceptions outweigh objective conditions.

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Subjective social status influences populist attitudes more strongly than objective economic conditions, with perceived lower standing driving higher populism.
Analysis of survey data collected in 2021 reveals that placement at the bottom of the social hierarchy consistently elevates populist attitudes across respondents.
Low social resentment partially mitigates the negative effect of status mismatch, suggesting remedies targeting perceptions could curb populist political attitudes.

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Melli et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e6762bb6db6435876007e8 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-024-03346-3

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Observational analysis shows perceived social status shapes populist attitudes in Italy, indicating subjective perceptions outweigh objective conditions.

Populist Attitudes, Subjective Social Status, and Resentment in Italy

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Populist Attitudes, Subjective Social Status, and Resentment in Italy

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