Titre
Are women always more interpersonally sensitive than men? Impact of goals and content domain
Type
article
Institution
Externe
Périodique
Auteur(s)
Hall, J. A.
Auteure/Auteur
Schmid Mast, M.
Auteure/Auteur
Liens vers les personnes
ISSN
0146-1672
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
2008-02
Volume
34
Numéro
1
Première page
144
Dernière page/numéro d’article
155
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Langue
anglais
Résumé
Two studies examined motivation and content domain as possible influences on sex differences in interpersonal sensitivity. Although much research has found women to excel on tasks measuring interpersonal sensitivity, most of the tasks have measured accuracy in female-relevant domains such as emotion. The present studies measured interpersonal sensitivity, defined as accurate recall of another person, for both female-relevant and male-relevant content domains and also included motivational manipulations intended to influence men and women differently. Study 1 measured accuracy of recalling information in a written vignette about a person, and Study 2 measured accuracy of recalling details about an interaction partner. Both studies supported hypotheses about domain specificity and gender-relevant motivation. However, even for male-stereotypic content and for tasks framed to favor men's motivation to perform well, men's accuracy never exceeded women's.
PID Serval
serval:BIB_7180B1245F6D
Date de création
2014-11-25T10:40:01.786Z
Date de création dans IRIS
2025-05-20T20:58:30Z