| Autor: |
Valle, Valerie A., DeGood, Douglas E., Valle, Ronald S. |
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Sex Roles; Jun78, Vol. 4 Issue 3, p445-454, 10p |
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The relationship between a subject's sex and his or her behavior in a competitive situation was examined. Male and female subjects completed three tasks, first by themselves and then against either a male or female competitor. A 2 X 2 design (sex of the subject X sex of the competitor) was thereby created. The dependent measures were the subject's performance and his or her heart rate during each task. Since the relationship between a subject's sex and competitive behavior was expected to be situationally specific, three different kinds of tasks were used: anagram, perceptual-motor, and arithmetical. Results were not consistent with predictions based on Homer's ‘fear of success’ model (1968). Competition with either sex was found to increase performance level in both sexes on all three tasks. The only sex-related effect found to be consistent across tasks w as that both male and female subjects had a greater increase in heart rate when competing against a male than when competing against a female. This heart rate increase was interpreted as an indicator of increased anxiety or arousal. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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