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Social power and dimensions of self-control: Does power benefit initiatory self-control but impair inhibitory self-control?
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Heller, Sonja Borsay, Florence Ullrich, Johannes |
| Copyright Year | 2017 |
| Abstract | AbstractPeople in power positions should be able to control their impulses and act in line with long-term goals. However, two influential theories disagree as to whether power is conducive or detrimental to exercising self-control. We propose to resolve this contradiction by distinguishing between initiatory (“start”) and inhibitory (“stop”) self-control components that may be differentially affected by social power. Ninety-five female participants were randomly assigned to either a powerful role (interviewer) or a powerless role (applicant) and interacted in a simulated job interview (i.e. a modified Trier Social Stress Test). They then completed two inhibitory (d2 Test of Attention and emotion regulation) and two initiatory (handgrip and creative problem-solving) self-control tasks. We tested the hypotheses that social power benefits task performance if the task requires start self-control but impairs task performance if the task requires stop self-control. Although the power manipulation strongly affec... |
| Starting Page | 1288351 |
| Ending Page | 1288351 |
| Page Count | 1 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1080/23311908.2017.1288351 |
| Volume Number | 4 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://www.cogentoa.com/article/10.1080/23311908.2017.1288351.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1080/23311908.2017.1288351 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
