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Are There “His” and “Hers” Types of Interdependence? The Implications of Gender Differences in Collective vs. Rational Interdependence for Affect, Behavior, and Cognition

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Are There "His" and "Hers" Types of Interdependence? The Implications of Gender Differences in Collective vs. Rational Interdependence for Affect, Behavior, and Cognition
Author(s)Gabriel, S., Gardner, W. L.
AbstractIn a recent review, S. E. Cross and L. Madson (1997) forwarded that many gender differences in social experience and behavior may be better understood through consideration of gender differences in independence and interdependence. In the current studies an expansion of the model to include both relational and collective aspects of interdependence was investigated (see R. F. Baumeister & K. L. Sommer, 1997). On the basis of the literature regarding gender differences in affect, behavior, and cognition, it was hypothesized that women would focus more on the relational aspects of interdependence, whereas men would focus more on the collective aspects of interdependence. Five studies in which gender differences in self-construals, emotional experience, selective memory, and behavioral intentions were examined supported the expansion of the model to include both relational and collective aspects of interdependence.
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Pages642-655
ArticleAccess to Article
SourceJournal of Personality and Social Psychology
VolumeNo77
PubDate 1999
ISBN_ISSN0022-3514


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