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"Identity premium" on subjective well-being: Evidence from the Communist Party membership in China.
- Source :
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Social Science Journal . Oct-Dec2022, Vol. 59 Issue 4, p616-629. 14p. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- Joining the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is often associated with material returns, but whether and how this contributes to better subjective well-being remains under-researched. Using data from the 2012 Chinese General Social Survey (CGSS), this paper examines the effect of party membership on Chinese residents' subjective well-being. This paper has found that CCP membership, as a prestigious social identity, has a pure effect on subjective well-being. This happiness effect—termed by this research as identity premium—is greater when party membership is subject to scarcity. These findings suggest that it is the enhanced sense of self-regard brought by the relative value of party membership that boosts people's satisfaction with life. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03623319
- Volume :
- 59
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Social Science Journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 160004222
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/03623319.2020.1727247