Absolute Income,Relative Income and the National Identity of Chinese People
Developing the economy and improving people's welfare are crucial foundations for a modern state's le-gitimacy and an important source of national identity.Based on the CSS 2021 survey data,the impact of income changes on Chinese people's national identity can be explored through two pathways:absolute income and relative income.The study revealed three key insights.First,there is a non-linear relationship between absolute income and national identity.That is,an increase in absolute income can enhance national identity to some extent,and this effect is more pronounced among low-income groups.Second,objective income disparity has a negative impact on national identity,but it posi-tively moderates the relationship between absolute income and national identity.In other words,in regions with larger in-come disparities,the positive effect of absolute income on national identity is stronger.Third,the sense of subjective dis-tributive fairness mediates the relationship between absolute income and national identity,with high-income groups hav-ing stronger national identity due to a greater sense of subjective distributive fairness.These findings provide some policy references for enhancing national identity.
Absolute IncomeRelative IncomeObjective Income GapSubjective Sense of Fairness in Distribu-tionNational Identity
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