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Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Vol. 31, No. 8, 1112-1122 (2005)
DOI: 10.1177/0146167205274900
© 2005 Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Inc.

Beliefs About Power and Its Relation to Emotional Experience: A Comparison of Japan, France, Germany, and the United States

Laurie Mondillon

University of Clermont-Ferrand

Paula M. Niedenthal

CNRS and University of Clermont-Ferrand, niedenthal{at}srvpsy.univ-bpclermont.fr

Markus Brauer

CNRS and University of Clermont-Ferrand

Anette Rohmann

University of Münster

Nathalie Dalle

University of Clermont-Ferrand

Yukiko Uchida

Kyoto University and University of Michigan

This research examined the concept of power in Japan, France, Germany, and the United States, as well as beliefs about the emotions persons in power tend to elicit in others and about powerful people’s regulation (specifically, inhibition) of certain emotions. Definitions of power were assessed by examining the importance of two main components: control over self versus other and freedom of action vis-à-vis social norms. Beliefs about both positive (pride, admiration) and negative (jealousy, contempt) emotions were measured. Analyses revealed that the concept of power differed across countries and that the definitions of power as well as country of origin significantly predicted beliefs about the emotions that are elicited in others by powerful people and also the regulation of expression of emotion by powerful people.

Key Words: emotions • power • culture • cross-cultural study


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