Harsh but Expedient: Dominant Leaders Increase Group Cooperation via Threat of Punishment
| Autor: | Joey T. Cheng, Fan Xuan Chen, Lasse Laustsen, Xinyu Zhang |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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Adult
Male leadership punishment Punishment Group cooperation media_common.quotation_subject cooperation open data 050109 social psychology dominance 050105 experimental psychology preregistered follower psychology prestige Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences General Psychology media_common Masculinity Prestige 05 social sciences Group conflict open materials Group Processes Open data Leadership Dominance (ethology) Psychology Social psychology Personality |
| Zdroj: | Chen, F X, Chang, X, Laustsen, L & Cheng, J T 2021, ' Harsh but Expedient: Dominant Leaders Increase Group Cooperation via Threat of Punishment ', Psychological Science, vol. 32, no. 12, pp. 2005-2022 . https://doi.org/10.1177/09567976211031208 |
| Popis: | Dominant leadership is, surprisingly, on the rise globally. Previous studies have found that intergroup conflict increases followers’ support for dominant leaders, but identifying the potential benefits that such leaders can supply is crucial to explaining their rise. We took a behavioral-economics approach in Study 1 ( N = 288 adults), finding that cooperation among followers increases under leaders with a dominant reputation. This pattern held regardless of whether dominant leaders were assigned to groups, elected through a bidding process, or leading under intergroup competition. Moreover, Studies 2a to 2e ( N = 1,022 adults) show that impressions of leader dominance evoked by personality profiles, authoritarian attitudes, or physical formidability similarly increase follower cooperation. We found a weaker but nonsignificant trend when dominance was cued by facial masculinity and no evidence when dominance was cued by aggressive disposition in a decision game. These findings highlight the unexpected benefits that dominant leaders can bestow on group cooperation through threat of punishment. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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