心理学报2026，Vol.58Issue(5)：903-917,中插10,16.DOI:10.3724/SP.J.1041.2026.0903
由"俭"入"奢"与由"奢"入"俭":稀缺感知顺序与童年稀缺经历对抑制控制的影响
Transition from"frugality"to"luxury"and vice versa:Effects of transition order and childhood scarcity experience on inhibitory control
摘要
Abstract
We investigated how scarcity perception and the order in which scarcity and abundance are experienced influence inhibitory control,as well as whether these effects are immediate or long-lasting.In Experiment 1,272 college students were recruited to examine the association between perceived scarcity and inhibitory control using both questionnaire-based measures and an experimental task(the Flanker task).The results indicated that individuals exhibited significantly lower levels of inhibitory control when scarcity,rather than abundance,was perceived at the time of the experiment. Experiment 2 involved 101 college students and employed situational manipulations in which participants experienced scarcity and abundance on separate occasions,with the order of exposure counterbalanced.The findings showed that compared with participants who transitioned from abundance to scarcity,those who experienced scarcity first and abundance subsequently demonstrated significantly shorter response times on the Flanker task under the abundance condition.However,transition order did not affect the inhibitory control. Experiment 3 recruited 126 college students.Participants were split into two groups based on the level of childhood scarcity experience reported:high vs low.For all participants,the experimental manipulations of scarcity and abundance were identical to those in Experiment 2.The results showed that when individuals experienced abundance first and scarcity afterward,those with more childhood scarcity experience exhibited significantly higher levels of inhibitory control than those with less childhood scarcity experience.These findings suggest that resource scarcity perception exerts both immediate and long-term effects rooted in early-life experiences. In summary,our results indicate that transitions from frugality to luxury are associated with enhanced general cognitive processing and behavioral performance.In contrast,transitions from luxury to frugality impair inhibitory control,particularly among individuals with limited exposure to scarcity during childhood.Collectively,these findings extend scarcity theory by highlighting the dynamic and developmental nature of scarcity-related cognitive effects.关键词
稀缺感知/充裕感知/感知顺序/抑制控制/童年稀缺感知经历Key words
scarcity perception/abundance perception/order of the perceptions/inhibitory control/childhood scarcity experience分类
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蒋家丽,章鹏,樊利芳,刘颖,卢柳柳,白学军..由"俭"入"奢"与由"奢"入"俭":稀缺感知顺序与童年稀缺经历对抑制控制的影响[J].心理学报,2026,58(5):903-917,中插10,16.基金项目
教育部人文社会科学重点研究基地重大项目(25JJD190001)、天津师范大学研究生科研创新项目(2024KYCX002Z)和儿童认知科学与教育促进陕西省高等学校重点实验室开放课题(2025KF0104)资助. （25JJD190001）
