The <scp>P‐Word</scp> : Power aversion and responsibility aversion as explanations for the avoidance of power

Though we typically think that power is desirable, individuals will sometimes avoid power. One explanation for this behavior some are averse to the responsibility associated with and therefore positions of However, people may also because they perceive it as being inherently negative. This supported by research on lay theories power, which suggests those who endorse coercive theory powerful manipulative deceitful. In paper, propose a new aversion expands upon more thoroughly explain how negative perceptions cause it. We draw from previous identify specific traits Based this, power-averse believe possessing turn them into immoral, cold, selfish, unjust people. For reason, consider relationship between suggest convergence