Research on the Influence of Psychological Privilege in Work Situation

Li Zhuoheng; Wang Yuxuan; Jiawen Peng; Shao Wei

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Research on the Influence of Psychological Privilege in Work Situation

Li Zhuoheng, Wang Yuxuan, Jiawen Peng, Shao Wei

Published in American Journal of Theoretical and Applied Business (Volume 5, Issue 3)

Received: 7 September 2019 Accepted: 28 September 2019 Published: 11 October 2019

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Privilege refers to a psychological feel right to preferential treatment, being exempt stable social responsibility and universal subjective belief or perception, in different areas can be expressed as a sense of academic privilege, the consumer a sense of privilege, the privilege workplace flu. Psychological privilege enables individuals to become narcissistic, induced interpersonal conflict, selfishness and aggression and so on. The main factors affecting the psychological privilege of individual factors contextual factors have life experience, rearing, attachment type, socioeconomic status, and other environmental organizations and self-compassion, subjective construct, egalitarian values, and so on. Future studies should further explore the psychological privileges concept and structure, expand its research methods, longitudinal studies and strengthen indigenous research and to further explore the psychological factors that may affect the privileges of the privileged and psychological ways to avoid negative consequences (or reduced). As an important element of people's social life, a psychological sense of privilege determines the individual's attitude and implementation efficiency towards social rules, corporate requirements, and work. As a result, people with high levels of psychological privilege are more resistant to being bound by rules and more difficult to manage. Individuals with low levels of psychological privilege are more likely to follow orders. At the same time, from the perspective of identity theory resources and self-regulation and another theoretical perspective of workplace, psychological privilege research is summarized and reviewed.

Published in	American Journal of Theoretical and Applied Business (Volume 5, Issue 3)
DOI	10.11648/j.ajtab.20190503.14
Page(s)	77-83
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Psychological Privilege, Enterprise Management, Work Situation

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Li Zhuoheng, Wang Yuxuan, Jiawen Peng, Shao Wei. (2019). Research on the Influence of Psychological Privilege in Work Situation. American Journal of Theoretical and Applied Business, 5(3), 77-83. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ajtab.20190503.14

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Li Zhuoheng; Wang Yuxuan; Jiawen Peng; Shao Wei. Research on the Influence of Psychological Privilege in Work Situation. Am. J. Theor. Appl. Bus. 2019, 5(3), 77-83. doi: 10.11648/j.ajtab.20190503.14

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Li Zhuoheng, Wang Yuxuan, Jiawen Peng, Shao Wei. Research on the Influence of Psychological Privilege in Work Situation. Am J Theor Appl Bus. 2019;5(3):77-83. doi: 10.11648/j.ajtab.20190503.14

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Li Zhuoheng

Wenzheng College, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
Wang Yuxuan

Wenzheng College, Soochow University, Suzhou, China
Jiawen Peng

College of Statistics and Mathematics, Zhongnan University of Economics and Law, Wuhan, China
Shao Wei

Business School, Sofia University, Sofia, USA

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