Building on the strong consensus that the experience of power motivates individuals to take action, prior research postulates a positively reinforcing cycle wherein taking action leads to power, which in turn leads to subsequent actions. Applying regulatory focus theory, we differentiate between promotion-oriented and prevention-oriented actions to develop a within-person theory of when and why promotion-oriented and prevention-oriented actions should relate to power, and vice-versa. Across two studies, we find that when employees engaged in promotive voice behaviors, they were more likely to experience a sense of power; this effect was amplified for employees with trait promotion focus. When employees engaged in prohibitive voice behaviors, employees with trait prevention focus were less likely to experience a sense of power. The experience of power subsequently motivated employees to engage in promotive voice behaviors, but not prohibitive voice behaviors. By elucidating the differences between promotion and prevention pathways of action and power, our research challenges the notion that action and power positively reinforce each other. We discuss the theoretical and practical implications of our findings. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

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关于行动与权力之间动态的监管焦点理论视角。


基于权力体验激励个人采取行动这一强烈共识，先前的研究假设了一个积极强化的循环，其中采取行动导致权力，权力反过来又导致后续行动。应用监管焦点理论，我们区分促进导向型和预防导向型行动，以发展一种内部理论，说明何时以及为何促进导向型和预防导向型行动应与权力相关，反之亦然。通过两项研究，我们发现，当员工进行激励性的声音行为时，他们更有可能体验到权力感；对于注重特质提升的员工来说，这种效应被放大了。当员工做出禁止性的声音行为时，注重特质预防的员工不太可能体验到权力感。随后，权力体验会促使员工采取鼓励性的言论行为，而不是禁止性的言论行为。通过阐明行动和权力的促进和预防途径之间的差异，我们的研究挑战了行动和权力积极相互促进的观念。我们讨论了我们的研究结果的理论和实践意义。 （PsycInfo 数据库记录 (c) 2024 APA，保留所有权利）。