Responsibility and the power motive in women and men

Bibliographic Data

ID19280086
AuthorsDavid G Winter (0000-0002-6490-7467, Wesleyan University, corresponding author), Nicole B Barenbaum
Year1985
Volume53
Issue2
Pages335-355
Publication date1985-06-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Personality (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-3506 • E-ISSN: 1467-6494
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/j.1467-6494.1985.tb00369.x
OpenAlexW2158783751
LanguageEN
Citations received41
References cited17

Previous research on the correlates of power motivation in women and men had shown no gender differences, when the presence of younger siblings (reflecting responsibility training) was used as a moderator variable This study reports development of an empirically derived direct TAT measure of responsibility as a moderator variable for the power motive The new measure includes mention of legal or moral standards, obligation concern about others, concern about consequences, and self‐judgment It is related to perceived parental expectations concerning responsibility Among women and men high in responsibility, power motivation predicts responsible social power actions, but among women and men low in responsibility, power motivation predicts a variety of profligate, impulsive actions Responsibility then, rather than gender, appears to determine the ways in which the power motive is expressed

Corporate social responsibility · Developmental psychology · Moderation · Moral obligation · Moral responsibility · Moral standards · Obligation · Political science · Power (physics) · Public relations · Social responsibility · Variety (cybernetics) · Child Abuse and Trauma · Psychological Testing and Assessment · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology