作者：Jensen, Michael; Kim, Heeyon
作者单位：University of Michigan System; University of Michigan; National University of Singapore
摘要：We examine the negative consequences of upward mobility following a sudden positive status shift. Building on sociological and social psychological research on status and happiness, we argue that status disruption and status deprivation provide different explanations of why sudden positive status shifts can have negative consequences for upwardly mobile social actors. We use the Oscar curse, the colorful belief that misfortune paradoxically befalls Academy Award winners, as our empirical conte...
