Higher social class predicts increased unethical behavior
Has this study been replicated?
The atlas records 3 replications of this study. Recorded outcomes: 2 failed, 1 mixed. The earliest on record is from 2017.
Replications
- A 4-study replication of the moderating effects of greed on socioeconomic status and unethical behaviour, Balakrishnan et al. (2017). Scientific Data. 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.
Outcome read from the abstract. View paper - Social status and unethical behavior: Two replications of the field studies in Piff et al. (2012), Jung et al. (2023). Journal of Experimental Psychology: General. 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.
Outcome read from the abstract. View paper - Eleven years of student replication projects provide evidence on the correlates of replicability in psychology, Boyce et al. (2023). Royal Society Open Science. 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.
Outcome read from Abstract of (osf.io). View paper
Cite this record
Piff, P. K., Stancato, D. M., Côté, S., Mendoza-Denton, R., & Keltner, D. (2012). Higher social class predicts increased unethical behavior. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 109(11), 4086–4091. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1118373109
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