Tyler B. Sabey, Braydon C. Shanklin, Jason A. Colquitt, Michael D. Baer
{"title":"The approach-inhibition theory of power: A meta-analytic test and synthesis.","authors":"Tyler B. Sabey, Braydon C. Shanklin, Jason A. Colquitt, Michael D. Baer","doi":"10.1037/bul0000500","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/bul0000500","url":null,"abstract":"Keltner et al. (2003) presented an integrative theory of the social implications of possessing power. Their theory-the approach-inhibition theory of power-quickly became the dominant lens for empirical investigations of how power influences a person's cognition, affect, and behavior. Despite the many benefits of Keltner et al.'s theory, the past 20 years of research have surfaced several potential issues with the theory, including empirical dissensus, mediational ambiguity, and questions about cognitive versus affective primacy. The purpose of this study is to resolve these issues by conducting the first meta-analytic synthesis of the literature on the outcomes of power. Specifically, we tested Keltner et al.'s propositions that power is positively related to the approach-oriented outcomes of attention to rewards, automatic cognition, positive affect, and disinhibited behavior and negatively related to the inhibition-oriented outcomes of attention to threats, controlled cognition, negative affect, and inhibited behavior. Our meta-analysis included a final set of 1,712 effect sizes from 813 independent samples of 432 manuscripts with 269,534 participants. Our analysis demonstrates that the theory is well-supported; approach associations are larger than inhibition associations; power influences behavior indirectly through attention, cognition, and affect; and those indirect effects are largely conveyed through affect. Based on these findings, we suggest several future directions that scholars can take as the literature on power continues to evolve. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).","PeriodicalId":20854,"journal":{"name":"Psychological bulletin","volume":"56 1","pages":"1245-1279"},"PeriodicalIF":22.4,"publicationDate":"2025-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145753243","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Correction to \"Mapping domains of life success: Insights from meta-analytic criterion profile analysis\" by Wilmot et al. (2025).","authors":"","doi":"10.1037/bul0000504","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/bul0000504","url":null,"abstract":"Reports an error in \"Mapping domains of life success: Insights from meta-analytic criterion profile analysis\" by Michael P. Wilmot, Brenton M. Wiernik and Deniz S. Ones (Psychological Bulletin, 2025[Jun], Vol 151[6], 767-818; see record 2026-36149-001). In the article, the \"Supportive environments\" and \"Unsupportive environments\" subheadings for \"Regulating environments\" were inadvertently switched. The corrected figure is present in the erratum. (The following abstract of the original article appeared in record 2026-36149-001). Experiencing success in life has been a principal human endeavor for millennia. Despite broad interest in the subject, no consensual taxonomy exists for domains of life success. In response, we conceptualize and define life success as a multidimensional construct domain, and we then validate a provisional rational taxonomy of 14 life success categories. We subsequently use this taxonomy to quantitatively review and synthesize meta-analyses reporting relations of the Big Five personality traits to variables associated with life success. Altogether, we identify 111 meta-analyses reporting relations to 206 variables, representing N > 2.25 million participants from k > 3,300 studies. First, we examine the extent to which Big Five traits predict life success variables. Next, we distinguish the extent to which prediction is due to personality's elevation (profile level effects) or its configuration (profile pattern effects) using meta-analytic criterion profile analysis (Wiernik et al., 2021). Finding that configurations are vital, we then use clustering algorithms to synthesize similarities among personality configurations across variables and uncover 10 clusters that are hierarchically nested in three metaclusters: contentment (gratification, balance, deference), agentic engagement (accomplishment, high performance, citizenship, ingenuity, leadership), and self-transcendence (support, inclusion). We suggest that these 10 life success clusters represent archetypal life success goals and their associated personality profiles reflect archetypal means for realizing these diverse ends. In summary, we provide a theoretically integrative map of domains of life success. We conclude by discussing implications and future research directions, as well as contributions and limitations of our findings. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved).","PeriodicalId":20854,"journal":{"name":"Psychological bulletin","volume":"76 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":22.4,"publicationDate":"2025-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145752700","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Supplemental Material for Content Knowledge and Comprehension: A Meta-Analytic Review of Correlational and Causal Associations","authors":"","doi":"10.1037/bul0000502.supp","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/bul0000502.supp","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20854,"journal":{"name":"Psychological bulletin","volume":"12 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":22.4,"publicationDate":"2025-12-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145718338","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Supplemental Material for Attention Bias for Facial Expressions of Emotion: A Meta-Analytic Review","authors":"","doi":"10.1037/bul0000496.supp","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/bul0000496.supp","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20854,"journal":{"name":"Psychological bulletin","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":22.4,"publicationDate":"2025-12-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145717841","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Supplemental Material for The Approach-Inhibition Theory of Power: A Meta-Analytic Test and Synthesis","authors":"","doi":"10.1037/bul0000500.supp","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/bul0000500.supp","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20854,"journal":{"name":"Psychological bulletin","volume":"11 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":22.4,"publicationDate":"2025-12-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145717828","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Supplemental Material for Feeds, Feelings, and Focus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Examining the Cognitive and Mental Health Correlates of Short-Form Video Use","authors":"","doi":"10.1037/bul0000498.supp","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/bul0000498.supp","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20854,"journal":{"name":"Psychological bulletin","volume":"119 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":22.4,"publicationDate":"2025-11-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145498612","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sanne B. Geeraerts, Jenna Spitzer, Susanne Schulz, Deborah M. Capaldi, David C. R. Kerr, Susan Branje
{"title":"Intergenerational stability in parenting across two generations: A multilevel meta-analytic review.","authors":"Sanne B. Geeraerts, Jenna Spitzer, Susanne Schulz, Deborah M. Capaldi, David C. R. Kerr, Susan Branje","doi":"10.1037/bul0000494","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/bul0000494","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20854,"journal":{"name":"Psychological bulletin","volume":"144 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":22.4,"publicationDate":"2025-11-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145498615","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lan Nguyen, Jared Walters, Siddharth Paul, Shay Monreal Ijurco, Georgia E. Rainey, Nupur Parekh, Gabriel Blair, Miranda Darrah
{"title":"Feeds, feelings, and focus: A systematic review and meta-analysis examining the cognitive and mental health correlates of short-form video use.","authors":"Lan Nguyen, Jared Walters, Siddharth Paul, Shay Monreal Ijurco, Georgia E. Rainey, Nupur Parekh, Gabriel Blair, Miranda Darrah","doi":"10.1037/bul0000498","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/bul0000498","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20854,"journal":{"name":"Psychological bulletin","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":22.4,"publicationDate":"2025-11-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145498614","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Supplemental Material for Intergenerational Stability in Parenting Across Two Generations: A Multilevel Meta-Analytic Review","authors":"","doi":"10.1037/bul0000494.supp","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/bul0000494.supp","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20854,"journal":{"name":"Psychological bulletin","volume":"180 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":22.4,"publicationDate":"2025-11-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145498613","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Acute effects of fasting on cognitive performance: A systematic review and meta-analysis.","authors":"Christoph Bamberg, David Moreau","doi":"10.1037/bul0000492","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1037/bul0000492","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":20854,"journal":{"name":"Psychological bulletin","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":22.4,"publicationDate":"2025-11-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145427795","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}