Higher social class predicts increased unethical behavior

Paul K. Piff, Daniel M. Stancato, Stéphane Côté, Rodolfo Mendoza-Denton, Dacher Keltner

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2012. DOI 10.1073/pnas.1118373109

Has this study been replicated?

The atlas records 3 replications of this study. Recorded outcomes: 2 failed, 1 mixed.

A 4-study replication of the moderating effects of greed on socioeconomic status and unethical behaviour, Balakrishnan et al. (2017). Outcome recorded: mixed. A meta-analysis was conducted with all replications and the original study, and found no moderating effect of greed on the relationship between SES and unethical behavior. View paper
Social status and unethical behavior: Two replications of the field studies in Piff et al. (2012), Jung et al. (2023). Outcome recorded: failed. Unlike the original findings, we find no evidence of a positive relationship between SES and unethical/selfish behavior in the two field replication studies. View paper
Eleven years of student replication projects provide evidence on the correlates of replicability in psychology, Boyce et al. (2023). Outcome recorded: failed. The current study did not replicate Piff et al.'s findings, which may be a reflection of the reliability of measures or the generalizability to other populations. View paper