Journal
SOCIAL BEHAVIOR AND PERSONALITY
Volume 46, Issue 9, Pages 1547-1560Publisher
SOC PERSONALITY RES INC
DOI: 10.2224/sbp.6150
Keywords
power; status; prosocial behavior; social hierarchy; helping behavior
Categories
Ask authors/readers for more resources
We conducted 2 studies to examine if status has varying effects on prosocial behavior for those at different levels of the power hierarchy. In Study 1 (N = 78), adults employed full-time in the USA responded to an online survey and the results showed that self-perceived power and status interacted to predict prosocial behavior. That is, lacking status led high-power, but not low-power, individuals to engage less in prosocial behavior. In Study 2 (N = 142), we orthogonally manipulated status and power and measured prosocial behavior. Once again, lacking status led to less helping behavior among high-power, but not low-power, participants. These findings show how power and status interact to influence interpersonal helping behavior. Implications for future research on social hierarchy and prosocial behavior are discussed.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available