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Lammers, Joris ORCID: 0000-0002-2647-121X, Galinsky, Adam D., Dubois, David and Rucker, Derek D. (2015). Power and morality. Curr. Opin. Psychol., 6. S. 15 - 20. AMSTERDAM: ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV. ISSN 2352-250X

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Abstract

This review synthesizes research on power and morality. Although power is typically viewed as undermining the roots of moral behavior, this paper proposes power can either morally corrupt or morally elevate individuals depending on two crucial factors. First, power can trigger behavioral disinhibition. As a consequence, power fosters corruption by disinhibiting people's immoral desires, but can also encourage ethical behavior by amplifying moral impulses. Second, power leads people to focus more on their self, relative to others. Thus, those with power are more likely to engage in self-beneficial behavior, but those who lack power are more prone to engage in other-beneficial unethical behavior. Overall, we offer predictions as to when and why power will yield more or less moral behavior.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Lammers, Joris UNSPECIFIED orcid.org/0000-0002-2647-121X UNSPECIFIED Galinsky, Adam D. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Dubois, David UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED Rucker, Derek D. UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-384584
DOI:	10.1016/j.copsyc.2015.03.018
Journal or Publication Title:	Curr. Opin. Psychol.
Volume:	6
Page Range:	S. 15 - 20
Date:	2015
Publisher:	ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
Place of Publication:	AMSTERDAM
ISSN:	2352-250X
Language:	English
Faculty:	Faculty of Human Sciences Faculty of Management, Economy and Social Sciences
Divisions:	Faculty of Human Sciences > Department Psychologie Center of Excellence C-SEB
Subjects:	Psychology
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language SOCIAL-CLASS; GOAL PURSUIT; BEHAVIOR; SELF; PEOPLE; DEHUMANIZATION; CONSEQUENCES; ORIENTATION; INFORMATION; AGGRESSION Multiple languages Psychology, Multidisciplinary Multiple languages
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/38458