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The relationship between status anxiety and loneliness with well-being in a neoliberal society: Analysis of a Spanish sample Canto-Ortiz, Jesús María García-Martín, Miguel Ángel Vallejo-Martín, Macarena Neoliberalismo Economía - Aspectos psicológicos 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. 2025-09-15 journal article 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 1982-4327 https://hdl.handle.net/10630/44648 https://doi.org/10.1590/1982-4327e3528 eng http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ open access Attribution 4.0 International Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Filosofia Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto