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Professor of Psychology | Florida State University

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April 28, 2025

Dominance, Prestige, and Intergroup Conflict: How and Why Leadership Preferences Change in Response to Social Context→

April 28, 2025/ ScienceSites

Hasty, C., & Maner, J.K. (2025). Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences.

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journal-article, 2025
social hierarchy, intergroup psychology
January 22, 2024

Banding Together to Avoid Exploitation: Dominant (But Not Prestige-Based) Leaders Motivate Collective Moral Opposition From Followers→

January 22, 2024/ ScienceSites

Ronay, R., Oostrom, J., She, M., & Maner, J.K. (2024). Group Processes & Intergroup Relations.

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journal-article, 2024
social hierarchy
January 22, 2024

Experimentally Manipulated Anger Activates Implicit Cognitions About Social Hierarchy→

January 22, 2024/ ScienceSites

Miller, H., Hasty, C., & Maner, J.K. (2024). Cognition and Emotion.

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journal-article, 2024
social hierarchy
January 11, 2024

Lifting Me Up or Tearing You Down?  The Role of Prestige and Dominance in Benign Versus Malicious Envy→

January 11, 2024/ ScienceSites

Hasty, C., Martinez, J.L., Ainsworth, S. & Maner, J.K. (2024). Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 50, 133-146.

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journal-article, 2024
social hierarchy
December 12, 2023

Life History Strategies, Prestige, and Dominance: An Evolutionary-Developmental View of Social Hierarchy→

December 12, 2023/ ScienceSites

Maner, J.K., & Hasty, C. (2023). Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 49, 627-641.

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2023, journal-article
social hierarchy, life history theory
December 01, 2023

Actor and Partner Power Are Distinct and Have Differential Effects on Social Behavior→

December 01, 2023/ ScienceSites

Overall, N.C., Maner, J.K., Hammond, M.D., Cross, E.J., Chang, V.T., Low, R.S.T., Girme, Y.U., Jayamaha, S.D., Reid, C.J., & Sasaki, E. (2023). Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 124, 311-343.

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2023, journal-article
close relationships and attraction, social hierarchy
August 31, 2022

Two Ways to Stay at the Top: Prestige and Dominance Are Both Viable Strategies for Gaining and Maintaining Social Rank Over Time→

August 31, 2022/ ScienceSites

MacClanahan, K., Maner, J.K., & Cheng, J. (2022). Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 48, 1516-1528.

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journal-article, 2022
social hierarchy
May 05, 2021

The Precautious Nature of Prestige: When Leaders Are Hypervigilant to Subtle Signs of Social Disapproval→

May 05, 2021/ ScienceSites

Case, C.R., Bae, K., Larsen, K., & Maner, J.K. (2021). Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 120, 694-715.

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2021, journal-article
social hierarchy
April 01, 2021

Complaisant or Coercive? The Role of Dominance and Prestige in Social Influence→

April 01, 2021/ ScienceSites

Ketterman, A., & Maner, J.K. (2021). Personality and Individual Differences, 177.

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2021, journal-article
social hierarchy
January 11, 2021

Psychological Resilience, Experimentally Manipulated Social Status, and Dietary Intake Among Adolescents→

January 11, 2021/ ScienceSites

Williamson, V.G., Lee, A.M., Miller, D., Huo, T., Maner, J.K., & Cardel, C. (2021). Nutrients, 13, 806.

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journal-article, 2021
social hierarchy, weight stigma
June 01, 2020

Power, Status, and Social Judgment→

June 01, 2020/ ScienceSites

Hasty, C., & Maner, J.K. (2020). Current Opinion in Psychology, 33, 1-5.

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2020, journal-article
social hierarchy
May 30, 2019

To Lead or to Be Liked: When Prestige-Oriented Leaders Prioritize Popularity Over Performance→

May 30, 2019/ ScienceSites

Case, C.R., Bae, K., & Maner, J.K. (2018). Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 115, 657-676.

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2018, journal-article
social hierarchy
August 31, 2017

Dominance and Prestige: A Tale of Two Hierarchies (PDF)→

August 31, 2017/ ScienceSites

Maner, J.K. (2017). Current Directions in Psychological Science, 26, 526-531.

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journal-article, 2017
social hierarchy
July 29, 2016

Dominance and Prestige: Dual Strategies for Navigating Social Hierarchies (PDF)→

July 29, 2016/ ScienceSites

Maner, J.K., & Case, C.R. (2016). In J. Olson & M. Zanna (Eds.) Advances in Experimental Social Psychology (Vol 54) (Ch3, pp.129-180). San Diego, CA: Elsevier Academic Press.

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book-chapter, 2016
social hierarchy
July 29, 2016

Evolved Social Motives: When Knowing About the Past Provides a Window Onto the Present→

July 29, 2016/ ScienceSites

Maner, J.K. (in press). In A. Elliot (Ed.) Advances in Motivation Science (Vol. 3). San Diego, CA: Elsevier Academic Press.

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in-press, journal-article
social hierarchy, close relationships and attraction
July 29, 2016

Power and Attraction to the Counternormative Aspects of Infidelity→

July 29, 2016/ ScienceSites

Lammers, J., & Maner, J.K. (2016). Journal of Sex Research, 53, 54-63. 

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2016, journal-article
social hierarchy, close relationships and attraction
July 26, 2016

Affiliation-Seeking Among the Powerless: Lacking Power Increases Social Affiliative Motivation (PDF)→

July 26, 2016/ ScienceSites

*Case, C.R., Conlon, K., & Maner, J.K. (2015). European Journal of Social Psychology, 45, 378-385.

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2015, journal-article
social hierarchy, social affiliation
July 22, 2016

Divide and Conquer: When and Why Leaders Undermine the Cohesive Fabric of Their Group (PDF)→

July 22, 2016/ ScienceSites

*Case, C.R. & Maner, J.K. (2014). Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 107, 1033-1050.

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2014, journal-article
social hierarchy
July 22, 2016

Overpowering Restriction: Power Reduces Restriction Among Self-Critical Perfectionists (PDF)→

July 22, 2016/ ScienceSites

*Kunstman, J., Smith, A.R., & Maner, J.K. (2014). Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 33,-630- 652.

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2014, journal-article
social hierarchy
July 22, 2016

Looking Up Versus Looking Down: Attractiveness-Based Organizational Biases Are Moderated by Social Comparison Direction (PDF)→

July 22, 2016/ ScienceSites

Agthe, M., Spörrle, M., Frey, D., & Maner, J.K. (2014). Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 44, 40-45.

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2014, journal-article
close relationships and attraction, social hierarchy
July 15, 2016

Dispositional Anxiety Blocks the Psychological Effects of Power (PDF)→

July 15, 2016/ ScienceSites

Maner, J.K., Gailliot, M.T., Menzel, A.J., & Kunstman, J.W. (2012). Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 38, 1383-1399.

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2012, journal-article
anxiety, social hierarchy
July 15, 2016

On Keeping Your Enemies Close: Powerful Leaders Seek Proximity to Ingroup Power-Threats (PDF)→

July 15, 2016/ ScienceSites

*Mead, N.L. & Maner, J.K. (2012). Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 102, 576-591. 

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2012, journal-article
social hierarchy
July 15, 2016

When Me vs. You Becomes Us vs. Them: How Intergroup Competition Shapes Ingroup Psychology→

July 15, 2016/ ScienceSites

*Mead, N.L., & Maner, J.K. (2012). Social and Personality Psychology Compass, 6, 566-574.

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2012, journal-article
social hierarchy
July 11, 2016

Sexual Overperception: Power, Mating Motives, and Biases in Social Judgment (PDF)→

July 11, 2016/ ScienceSites

*Kunstman, J., & Maner, J.K. (2011). Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 100, 282-294.

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2011, journal-article
social hierarchy, close relationships and attraction
July 05, 2016

The Essential Tension Between Leadership and Power: When Leaders Sacrifice Group Goals for the Sake of Self-Interest (PDF)→

July 05, 2016/ ScienceSites

Maner, J.K., & Mead, N. (2010). Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 99, 482-497.

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2010, journal-article
social hierarchy
July 05, 2016

Social Power and the Advent of Action (PDF)→

July 05, 2016/ ScienceSites

Maner, J.K., Kaschak, M.P., & Jones, J. (2010). Social Cognition, 28, 122-132.

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2010, journal-article
social hierarchy
July 05, 2016

Don't Hate Me Because I'm Beautiful: Anti- Attractiveness Bias in Organizational Evaluation and Decision Making→

July 05, 2016/ ScienceSites

Agthe, M., Spörrle, M., & Maner, J.K. (2010). Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 46, 1151-1154.

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2010, journal-article
social hierarchy
May 02, 2016

Selective Attention to Signs of Success: Social Dominance and Early Stage Interpersonal Perception (PDF)→

May 02, 2016/ ScienceSites

Maner, J.K., DeWall, C.N., & Gailliot, M.T. (2008). Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 34, 488-501.

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2008, journal-article
social hierarchy
April 11, 2016

Power, Risk, and the Status Quo: Does Power Promote Riskier or More Conservative Decision-Making? (PDF)→

April 11, 2016/ ScienceSites

Maner, J.K., Gailliot, M.T., Butz, D., & Peruche, B.M. (2007). Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 33, 451-462.

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2007, journal-article
social hierarchy
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Jon Maner

In the News

  • How Power-Hungry Bosses Keep Their Power

    Companies can take several steps to counter alpha-chimp mode. — Harvard Business Review

  • How to Handle a Bad Boss

    Insecure leaders can sabotage productivity. — Kellogg Insight Podcast

  • What Kind of a Leader Are You?

    The pros and cons of dominance versus prestige. — Psychology Today

Latest Research

  • Two Ways to Stay at the Top: Prestige and Dominance Are Both Viable Strategies for Gaining and Maintaining Social Rank Over Time

    MacClanahan, K., Maner, J.K., & Cheng, J. (in press). Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin

  • Childhood Illness as an Antecedent of Perceived Vulnerability to Disease

    Makhanova, A., Shepherd, M., Plant, E.A., Gerend, M.A., & Maner, J.K. (in press). Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences

  • A Qualitative Analysis of People’s Experiences With Weight-Based Discrimination

    Gerend, M.A., Patel, S., Ott, N., Wetzel, K., Sutin, A.R., Terracciano, A., & Maner, J.K. (in press). Psychology and Health.

Announcements

    Prof. Maner is accepting graduate applications for next year. Refer to the FSU Department of Psychology website for application instructions.

The Latest

  • Article

    Power and Attraction to the Counternormative Aspects of Infidelity

    J. Lammers and J. Maner (2016). The Journal of Sex Research 53 (1), 54-63.

  • Media

    Why Some Powerful Men Like Getting Tied Up

    Joris Lammers and Jon Maner report that among their Dutch respondents power increased infidelity.

  • Event

    Are There Any Domain-General Emotions?

    Invited talk at the annual meeting of the Motivation and Emotion Scientific Society

Collaborators

  • Jim McNulty

    Social psychologist, Florida State University

  • Saul Miller

    Social psychologist, University of Kentucky

  • Jonathan Kunstman

    Psychologist, Miami University

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