Taming the Lion: How Perceived Worth Buffers the Detrimental Influence of Power on Aggression and Conflict

Contrary to conventional wisdom, there is little empirical evidence that elevated power, by default, fuels conflict and aggression. Instead, previous studies have shown that extraneous factors that decrease powerholders’ perceived worth, making powerholders feel inferior or disrespected, seem to be...

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Main Authors: Mario Weick, Milica Vasiljevic, Constantine Sedikides
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00858/full