Insidious dangers of benevolent sexism
Consequences for women's performance
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6203462 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Benoit Dardenne (0000-0002-4001-7101, University of Liège), Muriel Dumont (University of Liège), Thierry Bollier (University of Liège) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 93 |
| Issue | 5 |
| Pages | 764-779 |
| Publication date | 2007-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037/0022-3514.93.5.764 |
| PMID | 17983299 |
| OpenAlex | W2096439999 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 183 |
| References cited | 60 |
Four experiments found benevolent sexism to be worse than hostile sexism for women's cognitive performance. Experiments 1-2 showed effects of paternalist benevolent sexism and ruled out explanations of perceived sexism, context pleasantness, and performance motivation. Experiment 3 showed effects of both paternalist and complementary gender differentiation components of benevolent sexism. Benevolent sexism per se (rather than the provision of unsolicited help involved in paternalism) worsened performance. Experiment 4 showed that impaired performance due to benevolent sexism was fully mediated by the mental intrusions women experienced about their sense of competence. Additionally, Experiment 4 showed that gender identification protected against hostile but not benevolent sexism. Despite the apparently positive and inoffensive tone of benevolent sexism, our research emphasizes its insidious dangers
Competence (human resources) · Paternalism · Cultural Differences and Values · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 183 |
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| Citations per year | 10,17 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2026 (19) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | Yes |
| Citation types | Neutral: 172 |