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In this study, we focus on how the psychological factor Sense of Power influences the level of Cultural Intelligence (CQ) in different cultural environments. We argue that power dynamics in different cultures can influence individuals' CQ. Comparing data from the US and China, we observe that Sense of Power drives the level of CQ among Chinese participants, fully mediated by self-efficacy; however, for US respondents, Sense of Power is a negative and quadratic moderator of the relationship between self-efficacy and CQ, such that both low and high Sense of Power can result in a lower level of CQ. This study identifies the dynamic role of Sense of Power in different social cultural environments. It also reveals the distinctive mental processes associated with CQ development in different cultures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Does controlling the self have an unforeseen consequence related to controlling others? We propose that one's efforts at self-control determine one's personal sense of power. Low- level, concrete mental construals explain this relationship. Five studies—one correlational and four experimental—tested our hypothesis that self-control resource-depletion leads individuals to adopt more concrete construals and in turn experience a low sense of power. In line with this, our results suggest that people with higher trait self-control reported a greater sense of power (pretest). People who had depleted their self-control resources (vs. those who had not) experienced a lower sense of power (Experiment 1) and adopted a low-level, concrete construal (Experiment 2). The relationship between self-control resource- depletion and low sense of power was mediated by low-level, concrete construals (Experiment 3) and observed only when these were present, and eliminated under high-level, abstract construals (Experiment 4). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]