We propose that asymmetric dependence between individuals (ie, power) produces
asymmetric social distance, with high-power individuals feeling more distant than low-power …

Why do people take revenge? This question can be difficult to answer. Vengeance seems
interpersonally destructive and antithetical to many of the most basic human instincts …

Following service failure, there are two main forms of recovery—economic recovery and
emotional recovery. Nonetheless, prior research has not examined the differential effects of …

In this chapter, we provide a primer on the social psychological study of power and capture
emerging themes that we think are likely to develop into the next wave of research on power …

We argue that facilitating forgiveness among groups involved in intractable conflicts requires
reducing competitive victimhood which stems from the conflicting parties' motivation to …

Negative feedback alerts recipients to a creativity–standard gap, and thus may offer an
opportunity to improve creativity. However, existing theories and empirical evidence are …

Why do some leaders use their position to amass personal prestige and resources, and
others to benefit the team, the organization, or society? This article synthesizes new, cross …

Power is a critical resource for organizational actors. Given the profound importance of
power to individual functioning, it is essential to understand how some individuals acquire …

Reconciling competing viewpoints suggesting that power helps and hurts perspective-taking
in close relationships, in two experiments and two daily experience studies we tested the …

When does power in intimate relationships shape important interpersonal behaviors, such
as psychological aggression? Five studies tested whether possessing low relationship …