The current review evaluates the status hypothesis, which states that that the desire for
status is a fundamental motive. Status is defined as the respect, admiration, and voluntary …

Previous research suggests that women, more than men, experience negative outcomes
when they display dominance. A closer look, however, reveals ambiguity about the specific …

Hierarchy has the potential to both benefit and harm team effectiveness. In this article, we
meta-analytically investigate different explanations for why and when hierarchy helps or …

Social groups across species rapidly self-organize into hierarchies, where members vary in
their level of power, influence, skill, or dominance. In this review, we explore the nature of …

Hierarchies are a ubiquitous form of human social organization. We hypothesized that 1
reason for the prevalence of hierarchies is that they offer structure and therefore satisfy the …

Autocratic leader behavior is often seen as negative for team morale and performance.
However, theories on social hierarchy suggest that autocratic leadership may also positively …

The pursuit of social status is a recurrent and pervasive challenge faced by individuals in all
human societies. Yet, the precise means through which individuals compete for and …

Pride is a self-conscious emotion, comprised of two distinct facets known as authentic and
hubristic pride, and associated with a cross-culturally recognized nonverbal expression …

What are the origins of humans' capacity to represent social relations? We approached this
question by studying human infants' understanding of social dominance as a stable relation …

The natural emergence of status hierarchies in adolescent peer groups has long been
assumed to help prevent future intragroup aggression. However, clear evidence of this …