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<p>Using prospective, multisource data from the British Cohort Study, we examine how persistent early-life exposure to socioeconomic status (SES) adversity and affluence shapes formal leadership emergence in early adulthood. Drawing on social capital theory and integrating cumulative advantage and stress proliferation perspectives, we find that persistent SES affluence predicts leadership role occupancy at age 26, partly through access to nepotistic job opportunities. In contrast, persistent SES adversity is negatively associated with leadership role occupancy, but this relationship is not mediated by missed opportunities, indicating more complex pathways. These results demonstrate the importance of distinguishing between SES scarcity and abundance and underscore the impact of prolonged exposure to these distinct experiences. The findings contribute to the economic stress and leadership literatures by showing how early structural inequalities shape access to formal leadership roles and suggest practical implications for more inclusive leadership selection criteria.</p>

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Pathways of Affluence and Adversity: Persistent Early Life Socioeconomic Status Shapes Leadership Emergence via Social Capital

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    2025年5月26日

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  • Steve Granger,
  • Julian Barling,
  • Nick Turner

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Using prospective, multisource data from the British Cohort Study, we examine how persistent early-life exposure to socioeconomic status (SES) adversity and affluence shapes formal leadership emergence in early adulthood. Drawing on social capital theory and integrating cumulative advantage and stress proliferation perspectives, we find that persistent SES affluence predicts leadership role occupancy at age 26, partly through access to nepotistic job opportunities. In contrast, persistent SES adversity is negatively associated with leadership role occupancy, but this relationship is not mediated by missed opportunities, indicating more complex pathways. These results demonstrate the importance of distinguishing between SES scarcity and abundance and underscore the impact of prolonged exposure to these distinct experiences. The findings contribute to the economic stress and leadership literatures by showing how early structural inequalities shape access to formal leadership roles and suggest practical implications for more inclusive leadership selection criteria.