Social dominance and multiple dimensions of psychopathology: An experimental test of reactivity to leadership and subordinate roles.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Theory and research suggest that social dominance is important for multiple forms of psychopathology, and yet few studies have considered multiple dimensions of psychopathology simultaneously, and relatively few have used well-validated behavioral indices.

Method

Among 81 undergraduates, we used a well-validated experimental approach of assigning participants to a leadership or subordinate position, and we examined how self-rated severity of depression, social anxiety, manic tendencies, and psychopathy relate to psychophysiological and affective reactivity to this role.

Results

Consistent with hypotheses, manic symptoms related to more discomfort in the subordinate role compared to the leadership role, as evidenced by more decline in positive affect, more d

SUBMITTER: Johnson SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8081185 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature