ABSTRACT Though much research has examined the trust development process, we know little about how changes in one’s power impact trust development. Building on relevant literatures, we propose that independent of one’s absolute power, trust increases (or decreases) as a function of how much power individuals gain (or lose) over time. We find support for our hypotheses in a multisource nine-month longitudinal study of individuals working in teams. Mediation analyses, moreover, demonstrate that changes in the perceptions of others’ trustworthiness help explain the positive relationship between power change and trust. Our findings contribute to the literatures on trust and power by highlighting the crucial role that power dynamics play in generating downstream trust. We discuss theoretical implications for research on power and trust, as well as practical implications for managing trust within teams.

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权力对信任的动态影响：权力的变化影响对他人的信任

摘要尽管许多研究已经研究了信任发展过程，但我们对人的力量变化如何影响信任发展知之甚少。我们在相关文献的基础上提出，与个人绝对权力无关，信任随着个人随时间获得（或丧失）多少权力而增加（或减少）。在针对团队工作的个人进行的为期九个月的多来源纵向研究中，我们为我们的假设提供了支持。此外，调解分析表明，他人信任度观念的变化有助于解释权力变化与信任之间的积极关系。我们的发现通过强调权力动态在产生下游信任中所起的关键作用，为有关信任和权力的文献做出了贡献。我们讨论权力和信任研究的理论意义，