We need to understand economic inequality from children’s perspectives

Communications Psychology 2026 Open access

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Authors: Eddie Brummelman, Richard E. Ahl, Elisabetta Aurino, Sahba Besharati, Benjamin W. Domingue, Catherine Lebel, Julia A. Leonard, Dana Charles McCoy, Luca Maria Pesando, Samuel S. Urlacher, David S. Yeager, Jason Yip
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DOI: 10.1038/s44271-026-00418-7
Cited by: 2
References: 12

Abstract

Economic inequality is on the rise, and children will bear its burden. Yet children’s perspectives are rarely considered. We urgently need interdisciplinary research to better understand how inequality gets into children’s heads and under their skins, and to inform policies that center children’s lived experiences. Economic inequality is on the rise, and children will bear its burden. Yet children’s perspectives are rarely considered. We urgently need interdisciplinary research to better understand how inequality gets into children’s heads and under their skins, and to inform policies that center children’s lived experiences.

Fields of Study & Subjects

Income Poverty and Inequality Human Rights and Development Education and Child Welfare

Publication details

Journal / source
Communications Psychology
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Volume
4
Issue
1
Pages
27–27
Publication date
13 February 2026
Language
EN