Resumo

CANTO, Jesús M.; GARCIA-MARTIN, Miguel A.  e  VALLEJO-MARTIN, Macarena. The Relationship Between Status Anxiety and Loneliness With Well-Being in a Neoliberal Society: Analysis of a Spanish Sample. Paidéia (Ribeirão Preto) [online]. 2025, vol.35, e3528.  Epub 08-Dez-2025. ISSN 0103-863X.  https://doi.org/10.1590/1982-4327e3528.

Social psychology has recently shown increasing interest in analysing the influence of neoliberalism on individual psychology. In this study, we examine in a Spanish sample whether levels of status anxiety and loneliness are negatively associated with well-being as individuals perceive their country’s economic policies to be increasingly neoliberal in nature. A total of 343 participants (205 women, 138 men) took part in the study. Results indicated that status anxiety and loneliness sequentially mediate the relationship between neoliberalism and well-being. Perceived neoliberalism was found to be positively related to both status anxiety and loneliness. Additionally, loneliness was negatively associated with well-being. The findings highlight that one of the ways in which status anxiety is negatively related to well-being in individuals who perceive high levels of neoliberalism is through increased loneliness.

Palavras-chave : health; loneliness; anxiety; ideology.

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