How power corrupts relationships: Cynical attributions for others' generous acts

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HEAVY IS THE HEAD THAT WEARS THE CROWN: AN ACTOR-CENTRIC APPROACH TO DAILY PSYCHOLOGICAL POWER, ABUSIVE LEADER BEHAVIOR, AND PERCEIVED INCIVILITY (2017, background): “, 2015), heightened sensitivity to social threats (Mead & Maner, 2012), cynical attributions (Inesi et al., 2012), and unhappiness in some cultures (Datu & Reyes, 2015, 2017), all of which may reduce powerholders’ well-being.”
The dysfunctions of power in teams: A review and emergent conflict perspective (2017, background): “Therefore, high power individuals tend to be cautious of lower power individuals (e.g., Inesi, Gruenfeld, & Galinsky, 2012; Maner & Mead, 2010 ), and try to keep them at a distance (Fiske, 2010; Lammers, Galinsky, Gordijn, & Otten, 2008; Magee & Smith, 2013).”
Low power individuals in social power research: A quantitative review, theoretical framework, and empirical test (2018, background): “pro quo” exchange rules are more likely to apply to power-unequal relationships, powerful individuals evaluated unilateral benefits received from a low-power individual more negatively than from individuals in power-equal relationships (Inesi et al., 2012).”