Scientific journal paper Q1
Examining the connection between position-based power and social status across 70 cultures
Arkadiusz Wasiel (Wasiel, A.); Maciej R. Górski (Górski, M. R.); Michael Harris Bond (Bond, M. H.); Victoria Wai Lan Yeung (Yeung, V. W. L. ); Plamen Akaliyski (Akaliyski, P.); Grace Akello (Akello, G.); Joonha Park (Park, J.); Mohsen Joshanloo (Joshanloo, M.); Boris Sokolov (Sokolov, B.); M. Azhar Hussain (Hussain, M. A.); Liman Man Wai Li (Li, L. M. W.); Mateusz Olechowski (Olechowski, M.); Vivian L. Vignoles (Vignoles, V. L.); Farida Guemaz (Guemaz, F.); Mahmoud Boussena (Boussena, M.); Md. Reza‐A Rabby (Rabby, Md. R.‐A. ); Ayu Okvitawanli (Okvitawanli, A.); Katarzyna Myślińska‐Szarek (Myślińska‐Szarek, K.); Brian W. Haas (Haas, B. W.); Ángel Sánchez‐Rodríguez (Sánchez‐Rodríguez, A.); Olha Vlasenko (Vlasenko, O.); Vivian Miu‐Chi Lun (Lun, V. M.‐C. ); Nur Amali Aminnuddin (Aminnuddin, N. A.); İdil Işık (Işık, İ. ); Oumar Barry (Barry, O. ); Márta Fulop (Fulop, M.); David O. Igbokwe (Igbokwe, D.); Mladen Adamovic (Adamovic, M.); Ragna Benedikta Garðarsdóttir (Garðarsdóttir, R. B.); Natalia Soboleva (Soboleva, N.); Julien Teyssier (Teyssier, J.); Fumiko Kano Glückstad (Glückstad, F. K.); Adil Samekin (Samekin, A.); Charity S. Akotia (Akotia, C.); Marwan Al‐Zoubi (Al‐Zoubi, M.); Laura Andrade (Andrade, L.); Petra Anić (Anić, P.); Rasmata Bakyono‐Nabaloum (Bakyono‐Nabaloum, R.); Arno Baltin (Baltin, A.); Vlad Costin (Costin, V.); Patrick Denoux (Denoux, P.); Alejandra Dominguez Espinosa (Dominguez Espinosa, A.); Agustín Espinosa (Espinosa, A.); Vladimer Gamsakhurdia (Gamsakhurdia, V.); Magdalena Garvanova (Garvanova, M.); Alin Gavreliuc (Gavreliuc, A.); Biljana Gjoneska (Gjoneska, B.); Eric Raymond Igou (Igou, E. R.); Naved Iqbal (Iqbal, N. ); Nuha Iter (Iter, N.); Natalia Kascakova (Kascakova, N.); Elmina Kazimzade (Kazimzade, E.); Maria Kluzowicz (Kluzowicz, M.); Agata Kocimska‐Bortnowska (Kocimska‐Bortnowska, A.); Nicole Kronberger (Kronberger, N.); Mary Anne Lauri (Lauri, M. A.); Hannah Lee (Lee, H.); Arina Malyonova (Malyonova, A.); Fridanna Maricchiolo (Maricchiolo, F.); Linda Mohammed (Mohammed, L.); Fatma Mokadem (Mokadem, F.); Magdalena Mosanya (Mosanya, M.); Oriana Mosca (Mosca, O.); Elke Murdock (Murdock, E.); Martin Nader (Nader, M.); Karolina Nowak (Nowak, K.); Danielle Ochoa (Ochoa, D.); Zoran Pavlović (Pavlović, Z.); Iva Poláčková Šolcová (Šolcová, I. P.); Ewelina Purc (Purc, E.); Muhammad Rizwan (Rizwan, M.); Ana Maria Rocha (Rocha, A. M.); Heyla Selim (Selim, H.); Rosita Sobhie (Sobhie, R.); Moritz Streng (Streng, M.); Chien‐Ru Sun (Sun, C.‐R.); Morten Tønnessen (Tønnessen, M.); Claudio Torres (Torres, C.); Kiêu Thi Thanh Trà (Trà, K. T. T.); Vladimir Turjačanin (Turjačanin, V.); Wijnand van Tilburg (van Tilburg, W.); Christin-Melanie Vauclair (Vauclair, C.-M.); Jorge Vergara‐Morales (Vergara‐Morales, J.); Cai Xing (Xing, C.); Belkacem Yakhlef (Yakhlef, B.); Jae‐Won Yang (Yang, J.‐W.); Eric Kenson Yau (Yau, E. K.); June Chun Yeung (Yeung, J. C.); John Zelenski (Zelenski, J.); Kuba Krys (Kuba, K.); et al.
Journal Title
British Journal of Social Psychology
Year (definitive publication)
2025
Language
English
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United States of America
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Abstract
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.
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Keywords
Culture,Other-orientation,Power,Self-orientation,Social status
  • Psychology - Social Sciences
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Funding Reference Funding Entity
2020/37/B/HS6/03142 Polish National Science Centre
DSF 2017–2018 University of Roma Department of Educational Studies
NKFIH-OTKA-K 135963 Hungarian NKFIH
301,298/2018–1 Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development
LX22NPO5101 Comissão Europeia
2019/34/H/HS6/00597 Norway Funds