
Why we shouldn’t push a positive mindset on those in poverty
Living in poverty is not caused by a faulty mindset, it’s a response to scarcity and marginalisation
by Jennifer Sheehy-Skeffington
Jennifer Sheehy-Skeffington is assistant professor of social psychology at the London School of Economics. She studies the mutual influence of psychological and societal processes, with a focus on poverty, inequality and political attitudes. She is associate editor at the British Journal of Psychology.