Status Signaling

In the quest for romance, some individuals turn to luxury consumption as a powerful signal of social status. This phenomenon has been widely validated among men, but little is known about the role of luxury purchasing in women’s romantic endeavors. HKUST’s Qihui Chen and colleagues conceptualize a “mate screening motive” that explains how women use luxury ... 阅读更多

Why do some professionals use so much jargon? Jargon is a status signal associated with professional expertise and status. Thus, experts should always use more jargon, right? Wrong. Our research shows that lower status professionals routinely use jargon to show off or compensate for lower status. They are using excessive jargon not to be understood but ... 阅读更多