Harsh but Expedient: Dominant Leaders Increase Group Cooperation via Threat of Punishment.
Psychol Sci
; 32(12): 2005-2022, 2021 12.
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ABSTRACT
Dominant leadership is, surprisingly, on the rise globally. Previous studies have found that intergroup conflict increases followers' support for dominant leaders, but identifying the potential benefits that such leaders can supply is crucial to explaining their rise. We took a behavioral-economics approach in Study 1 (N = 288 adults), finding that cooperation among followers increases under leaders with a dominant reputation. This pattern held regardless of whether dominant leaders were assigned to groups, elected through a bidding process, or leading under intergroup competition. Moreover, Studies 2a to 2e (N = 1,022 adults) show that impressions of leader dominance evoked by personality profiles, authoritarian attitudes, or physical formidability similarly increase follower cooperation. We found a weaker but nonsignificant trend when dominance was cued by facial masculinity and no evidence when dominance was cued by aggressive disposition in a decision game. These findings highlight the unexpected benefits that dominant leaders can bestow on group cooperation through threat of punishment.
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MEDLINE
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Castigo
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Procesos de Grupo
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
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Adult
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Humans
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Male
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En
Revista:
Psychol Sci
Asunto de la revista:
PSICOLOGIA
Año:
2021
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Article