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Sex Differences in the Emergence of Leadership During Competitions Within and Between Groups

Van Vugt, Mark, Spisak, Brian R. (2008) Sex Differences in the Emergence of Leadership During Competitions Within and Between Groups. Psychological Science, 19 (9). pp. 854-858. ISSN 0956-7976. (doi:10.1111/j.1467-9280.2008.02168.x) (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:15284)

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Abstract

This experiment investigated potential gender biases in the emergence of leadership in groups. Teams played a public-goods game under conditions of intra- or intergroup competition. We predicted and found a strong preference for female leaders during intragroup competition and male leaders during intergroup competition. Furthermore, during intragroup competition, a female leader was more instrumental than a male leader in raising group investments, but this pattern was reversed during intergroup competition. These findings suggest that particular group threats elicit specific gender-biased leader prototypes. We speculate about the evolutionary and cultural origins of these sex differences in the emergence of leadership.

Item Type: Article
DOI/Identification number: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2008.02168.x
Subjects: B Philosophy. Psychology. Religion > BF Psychology
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Human and Social Sciences > School of Psychology
Depositing User: Louise Dorman
Date Deposited: 07 Apr 2009 15:23 UTC
Last Modified: 16 Nov 2021 09:53 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/15284 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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Van Vugt, Mark.

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