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People in power aren't that lonely (see pics)

It's widely perceived that people in the position of power are often lonely. But that can't be completely true, claims new study.On the contrary, powerful people feel closer to others even though the sentiment is

PTI PTI Updated on: February 24, 2014 19:06 IST


Emily Rutter, a graduate student in psychology at Harvard University, was interested in how power influences interpersonal relationships.

There are two main theories of power. The behavioural approach theory holds that powerful people are aggressive risk-takers who tend to assume others share their goals.

The social distance theory, on the other hand, suggests that high-power individuals should actually feel more distant from other people.

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