Whom do we trust to lead us? effects of leaders’ dominance-based leadership, prestige-based leadership and physical formidability

Figures & data

Table 1. Trust means (standard deviations) per condition for both studies.

Study 1	Control		Dominance		Prestige
	LPF	HPF	LPF	HPF	LPF	HPF
Cognition-based trust	3.18^a (1.11)	3.25^a (1.30)	2.31^b (1.10)	2.15^b (1.10)	5.90^c (.99)	6.04^c (.83)
Affect-based trust	2.57^a (1.24)	2.64^a (1.46)	1.88^b (1.30)	1.63^b (1.09)	5.67^c (1.05)	5.79^c (.95)
Behavioral trust	32.76^a (14.07)	34.43^a (13.37)	18.41^b (9.34)	16.42^b (9.59)	45.67^c (8.56)	45.49^c (8.05)
	Control		Dominance		Prestige
Study 2	LPF	HPF	LPF	HPF	LPF	HPF
Cognition-based trust	3.76^a (.98)	3.56^a (1.21)	3.31^b (.87)	2.90^b (.92)	5.45^c (.88)	5.36^c (.82)
Affect-based trust	3.15^a (1.22)	2.78^a (1.26)	1.85^b (.70)	1.79^b (.76)	5.11^c (.87)	5.16^c (.78)
Behavioral trust	36.41^a (10.39)	28.07^a (12.70)	21.36^b (13.47)	19.34^b (9.39)	45.64^c (5.96)	45.33^c (6.04)

Note. LPF = Low physical formidability. HPF = High physical formidability. Means with different subscripts in the same row differed at the p < .01 level.

Table 2. Trust means (standard deviations) per condition.

Study 3	Control		Dominance		Prestige		Mixed
	LPF	HPF	LPF	HPF	LPF	HPF	LPF	HPF
Cognition-based trust	4.84^a (.76)	4.68^a (.93)	4.47^b (1.13)	4.32^b (1.43)	5.19^c (.70)	5.09^c (.66)	4.91^a (.83)	4.88^a (.78)
Affect-based trust	5.17^a (1.07)	4.99^a (1.29)	4.67^b (1.64)	4.60^b (1.91)	5.45^c (.82)	5.55^c (.85)	4.92^a (1.44)	5.09^a (1.38)
Behavioral trust	36.51^a (13.77)	39.49^a (14.14)	21.53^b (12.13)	21.63^b (12.36)	39.10^a (13.25)	31.82^a (16.26)	27.34^b (12.83)	23.02^b (14.64)

Note. LPF = Low physical formidability. HPF = High physical formidability. Means with different subscripts in the same row differed at the p < .001 level.

Data availability statement

The datasets, syntax, and codebook can be found via the following link: https://osf.io/m4ehz/?view_only=bb1d8cb99ff44e9ab07d8cb9395c9758