Transition from “frugality” to “luxury” and vice versa: Effects of transition order and childhood scarcity experience on inhibitory control

doi:10.3724/SP.J.1041.2026.0903

Acta Psychologica Sinica ›› 2026, Vol. 58 ›› Issue (5): 903-917.doi: 10.3724/SP.J.1041.2026.0903

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Transition from “frugality” to “luxury” and vice versa: Effects of transition order and childhood scarcity experience on inhibitory control

JIANG Jiali¹^,², ZHANG Peng¹^,²^,³, FAN Lifang¹^,², LIU Ying¹^,², LU Liuliu¹^,², BAI Xuejun¹^,²^,³()

¹Key Research Base of Humanities and Social Sciences of the Ministry of Education, Academy of Psychology and Behavior, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, China
²Faculty of Psychology, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, China
³Tianjin Key Laboratory of Student Mental Health and Intelligence Assessment, Tianjin 300387, China

Published:2026-05-25 Online:2026-03-05
Contact: BAI Xuejun, E-mail: bxuejun@126.com

Abstract

JIANG Jiali, ZHANG Peng, FAN Lifang, LIU Ying, LU Liuliu, BAI Xuejun. (2026). Transition from “frugality” to “luxury” and vice versa: Effects of transition order and childhood scarcity experience on inhibitory control. Acta Psychologica Sinica, 58(5), 903-917.

Model	Variable	Inhibitory control (β)
1	age	?0.10
	gender	0.08
	R²	0.02
	F	1.53
2	scarcity perception	0.45^***
	R²	0.22
	F	16.86^***

Model	Variable	Inhibitory control (β)
1	age	?0.10
	gender	0.08
	R²	0.02
	F	1.53
2	scarcity perception	0.45^***
	R²	0.22
	F	16.86^***

	Transition order	M	SD
abundance-congruent	from abundance to scarcity	399.50	40.71
abundance-congruent	from scarcity to abundance	381.68	40.89
abundance-incongruent	from abundance to scarcity	450.39	41.42
abundance-incongruent	from scarcity to abundance	431.45	42.03
scarcity-congruent	from abundance to scarcity	392.50	39.26
scarcity-congruent	from scarcity to abundance	402.70	48.98
scarcity-incongruent	from abundance to scarcity	441.26	41.92
scarcity-incongruent	from scarcity to abundance	454.66	48.26

	Transition order	M	SD
abundance-congruent	from abundance to scarcity	399.50	40.71
abundance-congruent	from scarcity to abundance	381.68	40.89
abundance-incongruent	from abundance to scarcity	450.39	41.42
abundance-incongruent	from scarcity to abundance	431.45	42.03
scarcity-congruent	from abundance to scarcity	392.50	39.26
scarcity-congruent	from scarcity to abundance	402.70	48.98
scarcity-incongruent	from abundance to scarcity	441.26	41.92
scarcity-incongruent	from scarcity to abundance	454.66	48.26

	Childhood scarcity experience	Transition order	M	SD
abundance-congruent	more	from abundance to scarcity	408.59	38.89
	more	from scarcity to abundance	387.56	28.75
	less	from abundance to scarcity	388.13	48.62
	less	from scarcity to abundance	396.37	39.80
abundance-incongruent	more	from abundance to scarcity	456.07	40.91
	more	from scarcity to abundance	439.46	31.48
	less	from abundance to scarcity	445.35	52.53
	less	from scarcity to abundance	444.70	43.33
scarcity-congruent	more	from abundance to scarcity	398.04	41.37
	more	from scarcity to abundance	400.24	31.26
	less	from abundance to scarcity	391.38	44.54
	less	from scarcity to abundance	381.44	37.74
scarcity-incongruent	more	from abundance to scarcity	447.48	44.52
	more	from scarcity to abundance	452.44	39.30
	less	from abundance to scarcity	452.88	48.54
	less	from scarcity to abundance	432.55	39.64

Transition from “frugality” to “luxury” and vice versa: Effects of transition order and childhood scarcity experience on inhibitory control

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