Is guanxi belief predicted by system-justifying ideologies? Exploring the relationship of guanxi belief with meritocratic ideology, social dominance orientation and right-wing authoritarianism (¿Son las ideologías justificativas del sistema predictoras de la creencia en el guanxi? Exploramos la relación de la práctica guanxi con la ideología meritocrática, la orientación a la dominación social y el autoritarismo de derecha). Issue 2 (4th May 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Liu, Haoxin; Wang, Tulips-Yiwen; Bernardo, Allan B. I.
• Is Part Of: Revista de psicología social. Volume 36:Issue 2(2021)
• Page Start: 241
• Page End: 264
• Publication Date: 2021-05-04
• Subjects: guanxi belief -- system justification theory -- meritocratic ideology -- social dominance orientation -- right-wing authoritarianism; creencias guanxi -- teoría de justificación del sistema -- ideología meritocrática -- orientación a la dominación social -- autoritarismo de derecha; Social psychology -- Periodicals; Social psychology; Periodicals; 302
• DOI: 10.1080/02134748.2021.1882226
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0213-4748

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Some scholars view guanxi as having an important role in social transactions in Chinese societies, while others view guanxi as a problematic practice associated with unfairness and inequality. We propose that the belief in guanxi is a societal norm that is part of the social system in Chinese society, and that belief in guanxi as a social norm is associated with Chinese people's system-justifying beliefs. Chinese university students completed scales on guanxi belief, meritocratic ideology (MI), social dominance orientation (SDO), right-wing authoritarianism (RWA) and their subjective socioeconomic status. Regression analysis indicated that guanxi belief has significant positive relationships with the other three system-justifying ideologies, supporting the proposal that guanxi belief is part of the societal systems supported by people who hold hierarchy-enhancing ideologies.