@misc{BoekerHermanussenScheffler2021,
  author    = {Boeker, Sonja and Hermanussen, Michael and Scheffler, Christiane},
  title     = {Westernization of self-perception in modern affluent Indonesian school children},
  series = {Human Biology and Public Health},
  volume    = {2021},
  journal   = {Human Biology and Public Health},
  number    = {1},
  editor    = {Scheffler, Christiane and Koziel, Slawomir and Hermanussen, Michael and Bogin, Barry},
  publisher = {Universit{\"a}tsverlag Potsdam},
  address   = {Potsdam},
  issn      = {2748-9957},
  doi       = {10.52905/hbph.v1.4},
  pages     = {1 -- 13},
  year      = {2021},
  abstract  = {Background Subjective Social Status is used as an important predictor for psychological and physiological findings, most commonly measured with the MacArthur Scale (Ladder Test). Previous studies have shown that this test fits better in Western cultures. The idea of a social ladder itself and ranking oneself "higher" or "lower" is a concept that accords to the Western thinking. Objectives We hypothesize that in a culture where only the elites have adapted to a Western lifestyle, the test results reflect a higher level of accuracy for this stratum. We also expect that self-perception differs per sex. Sample and Methods We implemented the Ladder Test in a study of Indonesian schoolchildren aged between 5 and 13 years (boys N = 369, girls N= 364) from non-private and private schools in Kupang in 2020. Results Our analysis showed that the Ladder Test results were according to the Western expectations only for the private school, as the Ladder Scores significantly decreased with age (LM: p = 0.04). The Ladder Test results are best explained by "Education Father" for the non-private school pupils (p = 0.01) and all boys (p = 0.04), by "School Grades" for the private school cohort (p = 0.06) and by "Household Score" for girls (p =0.09). Conclusion This finding indicates that the concept of ranking oneself "high" or "low" on a social ladder is strongly implicated with Western ideas. A ladder implies social movement by "climbing" up or down. According to that, reflection of self-perception is influenced by culture.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{GuerreroFickelBenhaiemetal.2020,
  author    = {Guerrero, Tania P. and Fickel, J{\"o}rns and Benhaiem, Sarah and Weyrich, Alexandra},
  title     = {Epigenomics and gene regulation in mammalian social systems},
  series = {Current zoology},
  volume    = {66},
  journal   = {Current zoology},
  number    = {3},
  publisher = {Oxford Univ. Press},
  address   = {Oxford},
  issn      = {1674-5507},
  doi       = {10.1093/cz/zoaa005},
  pages     = {307 -- 319},
  year      = {2020},
  abstract  = {Social epigenomics is a new field of research that studies how the social environment shapes the epigenome and how in turn the epigenome modulates behavior. We focus on describing known gene-environment interactions (GEIs) and epigenetic mechanisms in different mammalian social systems. To illustrate how epigenetic mechanisms integrate GEls, we highlight examples where epigenetic mechanisms are associated with social behaviors and with their maintenance through neuroendocrine, locomotor, and metabolic responses. We discuss future research trajectories and open questions for the emerging field of social epigenomics in nonmodel and naturally occurring social systems. Finally, we outline the technological advances that aid the study of epigenetic mechanisms in the establishment of GEIs and vice versa.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{MeythalerKrauseBaumannetal.2023,
  author    = {Meythaler, Antonia and Krause, Hannes-Vincent and Baumann, Annika and Krasnova, Hanna and Thatcher, Jason Bennett},
  title     = {The rise of metric-based digital status},
  series = {European Journal of Information Systems},
  journal   = {European Journal of Information Systems},
  publisher = {Taylor and Francis},
  address   = {London},
  issn      = {0960-085X},
  doi       = {10.1080/0960085X.2023.2290707},
  pages     = {1 -- 28},
  year      = {2023},
  abstract  = {Widespread on social networking sites (SNSs), envy has been linked to an array of detrimental outcomes for users' well-being. While envy has been considered a status-related emotion and is likely to be experienced in response to perceiving another's higher status, there is a lack of research exploring how status perceptions influence the emergence of envy on SNSs. This is important because SNSs typically quantify social interactions and reach with metrics that indicate users' relative rank and status in the network. To understand how status perceptions impact SNS users, we introduce a new form of metric-based digital status rooted in SNS metrics that are available and visible on a platform. Drawing on social comparison theory and status literature, we conducted an online experiment to investigate how different forms of status contribute to the proliferation of envy on SNSs. Our findings shed light on how metric-based digital status influences feelings of envy on SNSs. Specifically, we could show that metric-based digital status impacts envy through increasing perceptions of others' socioeconomic and sociometric statuses. Our study contributes to the growing discourse on the negative outcomes associated with SNS use and its consequences for users and society.},
  language  = {en}
}