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- Title
The Source of Power Matters: Positional Power as a Better Predictor of Sexual Interest Perceptions than Dispositional Power Among Men within a Military Context.
- Authors
Goh, Pei Hwa; Stoeckli, Peter Lucas; Schoebi, Dominik; Annen, Hubert
- Abstract
The current research examined the roles of positional power induced by one's hierarchical position in an organization and dispositional power (i.e., one's general feeling of power) in the perception of sexual interest in a military context. In two vignette-based experiments with men who were military members, positional power induced by military rank led to heightened sexual perceptions. Men estimated higher sexual interest from their interaction partner when interacting with a hypothetical woman of a lower military rank, compared to a woman of equal (Experiment 1; N = 144) or higher military rank (Experiment 2; N = 232). Being in a relatively higher rank induces feelings of power over the interaction partner and thus results in a higher perception of sexual interest. Furthermore, Experiment 2 revealed that positional power better predicted heightened perceived sexual interest than dispositional power.
- Subjects
PERSONALITY; RESEARCH; HUMAN sexuality; RESEARCH methodology; EVALUATION research; COMPARATIVE studies; QUESTIONNAIRES; MILITARY personnel
- Publication
Archives of Sexual Behavior, 2022, Vol 51, Issue 3, p1531
- ISSN
0004-0002
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10508-021-02255-7