Accentuating Your Masculine Side

Agentic Traits Generally Dominate Self-Evaluation, Even in China

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ID5338978
AuthorsChongzeng Bi (0000-0003-1871-2914, Southwest University), Oscar Ybarra (0000-0002-0268-3242, University of Michigan), Yufang Zhao (0000-0002-7726-7905, Southwest University)
Year2013
Volume44
Issue2
Pages103-108
Publication date2013-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1864-9335 • E-ISSN: 2151-2590
PublisherHogrefe Publishing Group (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1027/1864-9335/a000144
OpenAlexW2161892666
LanguageEN
Citations received13
References cited35

Recent research investigating self-judgment has shown that people are more likely to base their evaluations of self on agency-related traits than communion-related traits. In the present research, we tested the hypothesis that agency-related traits dominate self-evaluation by expanding the purview of the fundamental dimensions to consider characteristics typically studied in the gender-role literature, but that nevertheless should be related to agency and communion. Further, we carried out these tests on two samples from China, a cultural context that, relative to many Western countries, emphasizes the interpersonal or communion dimension. Despite the differences in traits used and cultural samples studied, the findings generally supported the agency dominates self-esteem perspective, albeit with some additional findings in Study 2. The findings are discussed with regard to the influence of social norms and the types of inferences people are able to draw about themselves given such norms

Agency (philosophy) · Context (archaeology) · Interpersonal communication · Perspective (graphical) · Social comparison theory · Social science · Sociology · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Cultural Differences and Values · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology

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