Why Women Apologize More Than Men: Gender Differences in Thresholds for Perceiving Offensive Behavior

Despite wide acceptance of the stereotype that women apologize more readily than men, there is little systematic evidence to support this stereotype or its supposed bases (e.g., men's fragile egos). We designed two studies to examine whether gender differences in apology behavior exist and, if...

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Veröffentlicht in:Psychological Science. - SAGE Publications. - 21(2010), 11, Seite 1649-1655
1. Verfasser: Schumann, Karina (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Ross, Michael
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2010
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Psychological Science
Schlagworte:Social sciences Behavioral sciences Biological sciences