Impact of power conceptualization and construal-level mindset on distributive fairness

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Na Wang
Yue-Liang Sun
Pei-Lin Li
Cite this article:  Wang, N., Sun, Y., & Li, P. (2015). Impact of power conceptualization and construal-level mindset on distributive fairness. Social Behavior and Personality: An international journal, 43(8), 1361-1370.


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We investigated the influence of power conceptualization (influence/responsibility) on distributive fairness and the role of construal-level mindset in this cause–effect relationship. Participants in our study were 80 adults at a continental education school in China. The results showed that power that is conceptualized as responsibility represents a higher level of abstraction of construal and leads to a fairer distribution of resources than when it is conceptualized as influence. Moreover, we found that a construal-level mindset mediated the effects of power on distributive fairness. Theoretical and practical implications of the influence of power conceptualization and the role of construal-level mindset in power and fair behavior are discussed.

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