Group Process and Sex Differences

Bibliographic Data

ID12005330
AuthorsLynn Sandra Kahn (California Institute of Integral Studies, corresponding author)
Year1984
Volume8
Issue3
Pages261-281
Publication date1984-03-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePsychology of Women Quarterly (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0361-6843 • E-ISSN: 1471-6402
PublisherSAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1111/j.1471-6402.1984.tb00636.x
OpenAlexW2041001416
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited15

Theme development and role types were investigated in eight same-sex, self-analytic groups with male or female leadership, through the use of The General Inquirer, a computerized program of content analysis. All groups, male and female, showed a significant increase in the use of AFFILIATION words over time. Groups with female members used significantly more AFFILIATION words than groups with male members. Significantly more HOSTILE words were found in female-led groups than in male-led groups. There was no support for the traditional view that there is a sequential relationship between resolving first authority and then intimacy issues. Five general role types—the Instrumental Leader, the Expressive Leader, the Seducer, the Aggressor, and the Distressed Participant—were identified in all groups. Scapegoating was seen as a group process rather than a specific role type

Developmental psychology · Group (periodic table · Group process · Scapegoating · Theme (computing · Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression · Gender Diversity and Inequality · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology

Tools

Open DOISci-Hub