Sanchez-Rodriguez, AngelIşık, İdil2023-09-272023-09-272023-071529-88761529-8868https://hdl.handle.net/11411/5213https://doi.org/10.1080/15298868.2023.2200032Past research has shown that economic inequality shapes individuals' self-construals. However, it has been unclear which dimensions of self-construal are associated with and affected by economic inequality. A correlational (Study 1: N = 264) and an experimental study (Study 2: N = 532) provided converging evidence linking perceived economic inequality with two forms of independent (vs. interdependent) self-construal: Difference from Others and Self-Reliance. In Study 3 (N = 12,634) societal differences in objective economic inequality across 48 nations predicted feelings of Difference from Others, but not Self-Reliance. Importantly, we found no significant associations of economic inequality with the other six dimensions of self-construal. Our findings help extend previous results linking economic inequality to forms of "social distance."eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessEconomic inequalitymultidimensional self-construalindependenceinterdependenceArticle2-s2.0-8515332069310.1080/15298868.2023.2200032Q4WOS:000978067000001