Si merezco tener poder, ¿qué más puedo esperar?poder, legitimidad y optimismo

  1. Willis Sánchez, Guillermo Byrd
  2. Rodríguez Bailón, Rosa María
Revista:
International Journal of Social Psychology, Revista de Psicología Social

ISSN: 0213-4748,  1579-3680

Año de publicación: 2011

Volumen: 26

Número: 2

Páginas: 241-255

Tipo: Artículo

DOI: 10.1174/021347411795449018 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR

Otras publicaciones en: International Journal of Social Psychology, Revista de Psicología Social

Resumen

Estudios recientes han mostrado que el estar en una posición de poder (vs. estar en una situación de bajo poder) tiene diversas consecuencias cognitivas. Una de ellas es que los poderosos desarrollan ciertos sesgos cognitivos que los hacen percibir las situaciones desde una perspectiva más optimista. Partiendo de esta idea, el presente trabajo tiene tres objetivos: a) Replicar estos resultados en una muestra española; b) Explorar el papel moderador de una variable psicosocial como la legitimidad sobre estos resultados; y c) Analizar el papel de la controlabilidad como mecanismo explicativo de la relación predicha entre poder y optimismo. Con objeto de probar los efectos del poder y su legitimidad sobre el optimismo se realizó un experimento en el que ambas variables se manipularon. Los resultados muestran que el estar en una situación de poder hace que las personas tiendan a ser más optimistas; sin embargo, esto sólo sucede si el poder se obtiene de manera legítima. Además, y de manera interesante, la controlabilidad de los eventos negativos que los participantes esperaban vivir en el futuro medió la relación entre poder y optimismo mostrada por los poderosos (vs. los no poderosos) en la condición legítima.

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