Running Head: STATUS AND PRIDE Pride, Personality, and the Evolutionary Foundations of Human Social Status
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1 2 Based on evolutionary logic, Henrich and Gil-White (2001) distinguished between two 3 routes to attaining social status in human societies: dominance, based on intimidation, and 4 prestige, based on the possession of skills or expertise. Independently, emotion researchers Tracy 5 and Robins (2007) demonstrated two distinct forms of pride: hubristic and authentic. Bridging 6 these two lines of research, this paper examines whether hubristic and authentic pride, 7 respectively, may be part of the affective-motivational suite of psychological adaptations 8 underpinning the status-obtaining strategies of dominance and prestige. Support for this 9 hypothesis emerged from two studies employing self-reports (Study 1), and selfand peer10 reports of group members on collegiate athletic teams (Study 2). Results from both studies 11 showed that hubristic pride is associated with dominance, whereas authentic pride is associated 12 with prestige. Moreover, the two facets of pride are part of a larger suite of distinctive 13 psychological traits uniquely associated with dominance or prestige. Specifically, dominance is 14 positively associated with traits such as narcissism, aggression, and disagreeableness, whereas 15 prestige is positively associated with traits such as genuine self-esteem, agreeableness, 16 conscientiousness, achievement, advice-giving, and pro-sociality. Discussion focuses on the 17 implications of these findings for our understanding of the evolutionary origins of pride and 18 social status, and the interrelations among emotion, personality, and status attainment. 19 20
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Pride, personality, and the evolutionary foundations of human social status
Based on evolutionary logic, Henrich and Gil-White [Evolution and Human Behavior, 22(3), 165–196] distinguished between two routes to attaining social status in human societies: dominance, based on intimidation, and prestige, based on the possession of skills or expertise. Independently, emotion researchers Tracy and Robins [Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 92(3), 506–525] demonstr...
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