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Power in everyday life
Pamela K Smith1, Wilhelm Hofmann2
1Rady School of Management, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093-0553; psmith@rady.ucsd.edu.
Summary
Power is common in daily life, with subjective feelings often stemming from changing social roles rather than stable traits. Interestingly, low power had greater effects than high power in this study.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Social Psychology
Background:
- Power dynamics are central to social interactions.
- Understanding the everyday experience of power is crucial.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the prevalence, sources, and correlates of power in natural environments.
- To examine the effects of both positional and subjective power on affect, cognition, and interpersonal relations.
- To compare the effects of high versus low power.
Main Methods:
- Experience-sampling methodology was employed.
- Participants reported on power-relevant situations in their daily lives.
Main Results:
- Power experiences were common, with nearly half reporting high-power positions.
- Positional and subjective power were related but had distinct effects.
- Subjective power arose more from situational role changes than stable individual differences.
- Responsibility moderated power's effects.
- Low power demonstrated stronger effects than high power.
Conclusions:
- Power is a dynamic aspect of everyday life, influenced by situational roles.
- The impact of low power is more significant than previously emphasized in research.
- Future research should consider the nuanced effects of responsibility and power levels.
Keywords:
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