Book chapter
STATUS PROCESSES AND GENDER DIFFERENCES IN SELF-HANDICAPPING
Social Psychology of Gender, pp.261-281
Advances in Group Processes, 24, Jai Press Inc
01/01/2007
DOI: 10.1016/S0882-6145(07)24010-X
Abstract
Two studies investigate gender and status effects on self-handicapping: selecting actions that can impair future performances, perhaps to protect self-image. Gender socialization and status processes suggest two potential explanations for the consistent finding that men self-handicap more than women. If status differences contribute to the tendency to self-handicap, then holding gender constant, those with high status on other characteristics would self-handicap more than those with low status. In Study 1, men assigned to high-status positions selected less study time (and thus self-handicapped more) than did men assigned to low-status positions. Women assigned high status, however, self-handicapped no more than did women assigned low status. Because study time as a measure of self-handicapping may, be confounded with confidence or motivation, a second study assigned status and measured self-handicapping by the selection of performance enhancing or -detracting music. Study 2 also found that high status increased self-handicapping among men but not among women. Both gender socialization and status processes may play roles in self-handicapping.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- STATUS PROCESSES AND GENDER DIFFERENCES IN SELF-HANDICAPPING
- Creators
- Jeffrey W. Lucas - Univ Maryland, Dept Sociol, College Pk, MD 20742 USAHeather Ridolfo - Univ Maryland, Dept Sociol, College Pk, MD 20742 USAReef Youngreen - Univ Massachusetts, Dept Sociol, Amherst, MA 01003 USAChristabel L. Rogalin - Univ Iowa, Dept Sociol, Iowa City, IA 52242 USAShane D. Soboroff - Univ Maryland, Dept Sociol, College Pk, MD 20742 USALayana Navarre-Jackson - Univ Maryland, Dept Sociol, College Pk, MD 20742 USAMichael J. Lovaglia - Univ Maryland, Dept Sociol, College Pk, MD 20742 USA
- Contributors
- S J Correll (Editor)
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Publication Details
- Social Psychology of Gender, pp.261-281
- Publisher
- Jai Press Inc; STAMFORD
- Series
- Advances in Group Processes; 24
- DOI
- 10.1016/S0882-6145(07)24010-X
- ISSN
- 0882-6145
- Number of pages
- 21
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 01/01/2007
- Academic Unit
- Sociology and Criminology
- Record Identifier
- 9984306234502771
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