Highlights•Followers infer leaders' dominance from appearance, behavior and policy positions.•Preferences for dominant leaders are enhanced in contexts of …
Cultural and evolutionary explanations are often seen as rivals in the social sciences. It is therefore not surprising that these perspectives have also communicated little in leadership …
FX Chen, X Zhang, L Laustsen… - Psychological …, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
Dominant leadership is, surprisingly, on the rise globally. Previous studies have found that intergroup conflict increases followers' support for dominant leaders, but identifying the …
Whom do people prefer to have serve as leaders and how does the answer depend on social context? Despite prior research suggesting a preference for dominant leaders during …
MB Petersen, M Osmundsen… - The politics of truth in …, 2020 - books.google.com
For as long as people have analyzed politics, they have worried about whether demagogues and propaganda manipulate the public into entertaining false beliefs about the …
Although dominance is a common strategy for attaining high social rank, it often entails exploitative behavior, bringing leaders into conflict with followers. Anthropological work …
KB Ambroziak, L Safra, M Tsakiris - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
Past research has shown that anger is associated with support for confrontational and punitive responses during crises, and notably with the endorsement of authoritarian …
L Laustsen - Political Psychology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
An extensive literature in political science shows how citizens' evaluations of politicians—as well as their electoral behavior—are affected by trait impressions of these politicians …
C James - Presidential Studies Quarterly, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Politicians are increasingly relying on outrage to engage the public. President Donald Trump used outrage to fuel his unlikely 2016 presidential victory and 2020 reelection effort …