Wasiel, A and Bond, MH and Yeung, VWL and Akaliyski, P and Akello, G and Park, J and Joshanloo, M and Sokolov, B and Hussain, MA and Li, LMW and Olechowski, M and Vignoles, VL and Guemaz, F and Boussena, M and Reza-A-Rabby, D and Okvitawanli, A and Myślińska-Szarek, K and Haas, BW and Sánchez-Rodríguez, A and Vlasenko, O and Lun, VM-C and Aminnuddin, NA and Işık, I and Barry, O and Fülöp, M and Igbokwe, D and Adamovic, M and Garðarsdóttir, RB and Soboleva, N and Teyssier, J and Glückstad, FK and Samekin, A and Akotia, C and Al-Zoubi, M and Andrade, L and Anić, P and Bakyono-Nabaloum, R and Baltin, A and Costin, V and Denoux, P and Espinosa, AD and Espinosa, A and Gamsakhurdia, V and Garvanova, M and Gavreliuc, A and Gjoneska, B and Igou, ER and Iqbal, N and Iter, N and Kascakova, N and Kazimzade, E and Kluzowicz, M and Kocimska-Bortnowska, A and Kronberger, N and Lauri, MA and Lee, M and Malyonova, A and Maricchiolo, F and Mohammed, L and Mokadem, F and Mosanya, M and Mosca, O and Murdock, E and Nader, M and Nowak, K and Ochoa, D and Pavlović, Z and Šolcová, IP and Purc, W and Rizwan, M and Rocha, AM and Selim, H and Sobhie, R and Streng, M and Sun, C-R and Tønnessen, M and Torres, C and Trà, KTT and Turjačanin, V and Van Tilburg, WAP and Vauclair, C-M and Vergara-Morales, J and Xing, C and Yakhlef, B and Yang, J-W and Yau, EK and Yeung, JC and Zelenski, J and Krys, K (2025) Examining the connection between position-based power and social status across seventy cultures. British Journal of Social Psychology, The, 64 (2). e12871-. DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/bjso.12871 (In Press)
Wasiel, A and Bond, MH and Yeung, VWL and Akaliyski, P and Akello, G and Park, J and Joshanloo, M and Sokolov, B and Hussain, MA and Li, LMW and Olechowski, M and Vignoles, VL and Guemaz, F and Boussena, M and Reza-A-Rabby, D and Okvitawanli, A and Myślińska-Szarek, K and Haas, BW and Sánchez-Rodríguez, A and Vlasenko, O and Lun, VM-C and Aminnuddin, NA and Işık, I and Barry, O and Fülöp, M and Igbokwe, D and Adamovic, M and Garðarsdóttir, RB and Soboleva, N and Teyssier, J and Glückstad, FK and Samekin, A and Akotia, C and Al-Zoubi, M and Andrade, L and Anić, P and Bakyono-Nabaloum, R and Baltin, A and Costin, V and Denoux, P and Espinosa, AD and Espinosa, A and Gamsakhurdia, V and Garvanova, M and Gavreliuc, A and Gjoneska, B and Igou, ER and Iqbal, N and Iter, N and Kascakova, N and Kazimzade, E and Kluzowicz, M and Kocimska-Bortnowska, A and Kronberger, N and Lauri, MA and Lee, M and Malyonova, A and Maricchiolo, F and Mohammed, L and Mokadem, F and Mosanya, M and Mosca, O and Murdock, E and Nader, M and Nowak, K and Ochoa, D and Pavlović, Z and Šolcová, IP and Purc, W and Rizwan, M and Rocha, AM and Selim, H and Sobhie, R and Streng, M and Sun, C-R and Tønnessen, M and Torres, C and Trà, KTT and Turjačanin, V and Van Tilburg, WAP and Vauclair, C-M and Vergara-Morales, J and Xing, C and Yakhlef, B and Yang, J-W and Yau, EK and Yeung, JC and Zelenski, J and Krys, K (2025) Examining the connection between position-based power and social status across seventy cultures. British Journal of Social Psychology, The, 64 (2). e12871-. DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/bjso.12871 (In Press)
Wasiel, A and Bond, MH and Yeung, VWL and Akaliyski, P and Akello, G and Park, J and Joshanloo, M and Sokolov, B and Hussain, MA and Li, LMW and Olechowski, M and Vignoles, VL and Guemaz, F and Boussena, M and Reza-A-Rabby, D and Okvitawanli, A and Myślińska-Szarek, K and Haas, BW and Sánchez-Rodríguez, A and Vlasenko, O and Lun, VM-C and Aminnuddin, NA and Işık, I and Barry, O and Fülöp, M and Igbokwe, D and Adamovic, M and Garðarsdóttir, RB and Soboleva, N and Teyssier, J and Glückstad, FK and Samekin, A and Akotia, C and Al-Zoubi, M and Andrade, L and Anić, P and Bakyono-Nabaloum, R and Baltin, A and Costin, V and Denoux, P and Espinosa, AD and Espinosa, A and Gamsakhurdia, V and Garvanova, M and Gavreliuc, A and Gjoneska, B and Igou, ER and Iqbal, N and Iter, N and Kascakova, N and Kazimzade, E and Kluzowicz, M and Kocimska-Bortnowska, A and Kronberger, N and Lauri, MA and Lee, M and Malyonova, A and Maricchiolo, F and Mohammed, L and Mokadem, F and Mosanya, M and Mosca, O and Murdock, E and Nader, M and Nowak, K and Ochoa, D and Pavlović, Z and Šolcová, IP and Purc, W and Rizwan, M and Rocha, AM and Selim, H and Sobhie, R and Streng, M and Sun, C-R and Tønnessen, M and Torres, C and Trà, KTT and Turjačanin, V and Van Tilburg, WAP and Vauclair, C-M and Vergara-Morales, J and Xing, C and Yakhlef, B and Yang, J-W and Yau, EK and Yeung, JC and Zelenski, J and Krys, K (2025) Examining the connection between position-based power and social status across seventy cultures. British Journal of Social Psychology, The, 64 (2). e12871-. DOI https://doi.org/10.1111/bjso.12871 (In Press)
Abstract
<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>Even in the most egalitarian societies, hierarchies of power and status shape social life. However, power and received status are not synonymous—individuals in positions of power may or may not be accorded the respect corresponding to their role. Using a cooperatively collected dataset from 18,096 participants across 70 cultures, we investigate, through a survey‐based correlational design, when perceived position‐based power (operationalized as influence and control) of various powerholders is associated with their elevated social status (operationalized as perceived respect and instrumental social value). We document that the positive link between power and status characterizes most cultural regions, except for WEIRD (Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, Democratic) and Post‐Soviet regions. The strength of this association depends on individual and cultural factors. First, the perceived other‐orientation of powerholders amplifies the positive link between perceived power and status. The perceived self‐orientation of powerholders weakens this relationship. Second, among cultures characterized by low Self‐Expression versus Harmony (e.g., South Korea, Taiwan), high Embeddedness (e.g., Senegal), and high Cultural Tightness (e.g., Malaysia), the association between power and status tends to be particularly strong. The results underline the importance of both individual perceptions and societal values in how position‐based power relates to social status.</jats:p>
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | culture; other-orientation; power; self-orientation; social status |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Science and Health Faculty of Science and Health > Psychology, Department of |
| SWORD Depositor: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
| Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
| Date Deposited: | 18 Feb 2025 14:35 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Mar 2025 20:44 |
| URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/40318 |
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Embargo Date: 1 January 2100