Interpersonal objectification, treating people as tools and neglecting their essential humanness, is a pervasive and enduring phenomenon. Across five studies (N = 1183), we examined whether subjective economic inequality increases objectification through a calculative mindset. Study 1 revealed that the perceptions of economic inequality at the national level and in daily life were positively associated with objectification. Studies 2 and 3 demonstrated a causal relationship between subjective economic inequality and objectification in a fictitious organization and society, respectively. Moreover, the effect was mediated by a calculative mindset (Studies 3–4). In addition, lowering a calculative mindset weakened the effect of subjective inequality on objectification (Study 4). Finally, increased objectification due to subjective inequality further decreased prosociality and enhanced exploitative intentions (Study 5). Taken together, our findings suggest that subjective economic inequality increases objectification, which further causes adverse interpersonal interactions.

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主观经济不平等引发人际客体化


人际客体化，将人视为工具，忽视他们的本质人性，是一种普遍而持久的现象。在五项研究 （N = 1183） 中，我们研究了主观经济不平等是否通过计算心态增加了客体化。研究 1 显示，国家层面和日常生活中对经济不平等的看法与物化呈正相关。研究 2 和 3 分别证明了主观经济不平等与虚构组织和社会中的客体化之间存在因果关系。此外，这种影响是由计算心态介导的（研究 3-4）。此外，降低计算心态会削弱主观不平等对客体化的影响（研究 4）。最后，由于主观不平等而导致的客体化增加进一步降低了亲社会性并增强了剥削意图（研究 5）。综上所述，我们的研究结果表明，主观经济不平等增加了客体化，从而进一步导致了不利的人际互动。