Individualistic powerfulness and collectivistic powerlessness corrupts: how power and cultural orientation influence corruption.

IF 1.8 3区 心理学 Q3 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL
Journal of Social Psychology Pub Date : 2024-11-01 Epub Date: 2023-11-15 DOI:10.1080/00224545.2023.2279536
Wei Cai, Ana Guinote, Yu Kou
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Abstract

Evidence from individualistic cultures suggests that power corrupts. Using a goals-based perspective, here we argue that power and culture jointly predict corrupt attitudes and behavior. Four studies (N = 447) and one meta-analysis were conducted to test these hypotheses. Study 1 investigated the joint effects of power and individuals' cultural orientations on corruption proclivity. Studies 2 and 3 assessed if power and cultural orientations affect actual corrupt behaviors (i.e. abuse of discretion in Study 2 and bribe-taking in Study 3). Study 4 tested the hypothesis at a national level, using monocultural samples both in the UK and China. The results consistently showed that the effects of power on corruption depend on culture: for collectivistic individual orientations and cultures, holding power predicts less corruption than lacking power; in contrast, holding power predicts more corruption for individualist orientations and cultures. Our findings represent the first direct experimental and correlational evidence regarding the links between power, culture, and corruption.

个人主义的强大与集体主义的无能导致腐败:权力与文化取向如何影响腐败。
来自个人主义文化的证据表明,权力会导致腐败。本文采用目标为基础的视角,论证了权力和文化共同预测腐败态度和行为。我们进行了四项研究(N = 447)和一项荟萃分析来检验这些假设。研究1考察了权力和个人文化取向对腐败倾向的共同影响。研究2和研究3评估了权力和文化取向是否会影响实际的腐败行为(即研究2中的自由裁量权滥用和研究3中的受贿行为)。研究4在国家层面上检验了这一假设,使用了英国和中国的单一文化样本。结果一致表明,权力对腐败的影响取决于文化:对于集体主义的个人取向和文化,拥有权力比缺乏权力更能预测腐败;相反,在个人主义取向和文化中,掌权预示着更多的腐败。我们的发现是关于权力、文化和腐败之间联系的第一个直接的实验和相关证据。
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Journal of Social Psychology
Journal of Social Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL-
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期刊介绍: Since John Dewey and Carl Murchison founded it in 1929, The Journal of Social Psychology has published original empirical research in all areas of basic and applied social psychology. Most articles report laboratory or field research in core areas of social and organizational psychology including the self, attribution theory, attitudes, social influence, consumer behavior, decision making, groups and teams, sterotypes and discrimination, interpersonal attraction, prosocial behavior, aggression, organizational behavior, leadership, and cross-cultural studies. Academic experts review all articles to ensure that they meet high standards.
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