Cross-cultural evidence that intergroup conflict heightens preferences for dominant leaders: A 25-country study

Evolution and Human Behavior • Vol/Iss. 46(3) • Elsevier • • Published In • Pages: ??•
By Laustsen, Lasse, Sheng, Xiaotian, Ahmad, M. Ghufran, Al-Shawaf, Laith, Banai, Benjamin, Banai, Irena Pavela, Barlev, Michael, Bastardoz, Nicolas, Bor, Alexander, Cheng, Joey T., Chmielińska, Anna, Cook, Alexandra, Fousiani, Kyriaki, Garfield, Zachary H., Ghossainy, Maliki, Ha, Shang E., Ji, Tingting, Jones, Benedict C., Kandrik, Michal, Kanu, Catherine Chiugo, Kenrick, Douglas T., L. Kordsmeyer, Tobias, Martínez, Cristhian A., Mazepus, Honorata, O, Jiaqing, Onyishi, Ike Ernest, Pawlowski, Boguslaw, Penke, Lars, Petersen, Michael Bang, Ronay, Richard, Sznycer, Daniel, Palomo-Vélez, Gonzalo, von Rueden, Christopher R., Waismel-Manor, Israel, Wiezel, Adi, van Vugt, Mark

Abstract

There has been a large increase in the rise and support of dominant leadership in recent years. Using survey data from 25 countries, this study uses experimental techniques to test the effect of followers' perceptions of intergroup conflict on the preference for leaders with facial dominance cues. Unlike previous studies, this one provides a comparison of conditions of war and peace with a control condition and serves as an exploratory add-on to the conflict hypothesis.
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