攀比心理英文为Catching Up with the Joneses或者Keeping up with the Joneses,是一个典型的美式习语,表示“和你的富裕邻居保持同等的生活方式或质量”,看来这种心理非中国独有。
比较有名的研究是Abel, Andrew B,Asset Prices under Habit Formation and Catching Up with the Joneses,American Economic Review,Volume (Year): 80 (1990),Pages: 38-42