Low power individuals in social power research: A quantitative review, theoretical framework, and empirical test

•A literature review shows that power research has primarily focused on high power.•This has led to one-sided theories and study designs at the expense of low power.•We challenge the belief that low power is always the opposite of high power.•Both high- and low-power individuals are part of unequal-power relationships.•Two experiments show that high and low power can sometimes have similar effects.