RT Journal Article
T1 The relationship between status anxiety and loneliness with well-being in a neoliberal society: Analysis of a Spanish sample
T2 A relação entre a ansiedade de status e a solidão com o bem-estar numa sociedade neoliberal: Análise de uma amostra espanhola
A1 Canto-Ortiz, Jesús María
A1 García-Martín, Miguel Ángel
A1 Vallejo-Martín, Macarena
K1 Neoliberalismo
K1 Economía - Aspectos psicológicos
AB Social psychology has recently shown increasing interest in analysing the influence of neoliberalism on individual psychology. In this study, we examine in a Spanish sample whether levels of status anxiety and loneliness are negatively associated with well-being as individuals perceive their country’s economic policies to be increasingly neoliberal in nature. A total of 343 participants (205 women, 138 men) took part in the study. Results indicated that status anxiety and loneliness sequentially mediate the relationship between neoliberalism and well-being. Perceived neoliberalism was found to be positively related to both status anxiety and loneliness. Additionally, loneliness was negatively associated with well-being. The findings highlight that one of the ways in which status anxiety is negatively related to well-being in individuals who perceive high levels of neoliberalism is through increased loneliness.
PB Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Filosofia Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto
SN 1982-4327
YR 2025
FD 2025-09-15
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/44648
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/44648
LA eng
NO Canto, J., García-Martín, M. A., y Vallejo-Martín, M. (2025). The relationship between status anxiety and loneliness with well-being in a neoliberal society: Analysis of a Spanish sample. Paidéia, 35, e3528.  ttps://doi.org/10.1590/1982-4327e3528
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 2 mar 2026