Zeimet, Cynthia (2024) The Effect of Gender Differences on Perceived Polarization. Bachelor thesis, Psychology.
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Abstract
Previous research states that men and women differ in conversational behaviours and personality traits, such as agreeableness. Women focus on building rapport with their partner while being higher in agreeableness. Men, on the other hand, concentrate on asserting dominance and have lower agreeableness levels. These gender differences might affect their partners’ perceived polarization during conversations. The current study paired people based on their opinions on a statement they had to discuss in order to examine the relation between agreeing and disagreeing conditions, your conversation partner’s gender and polarization, with your partner’s agreeableness levels possibly affecting the relationship. 146 participants were recruited via the Prolific Panel. No support was found for either hypothesis. An explorative analysis revealed that participants’ gender was significantly related to perceived polarization, with women perceiving higher levels of polarization. Further research should be conducted to investigate possible causes of this finding. Future research should also examine how gender stereotypes may affect conversation dynamics and polarization levels. Keywords: structural polarization, gender differences, agreeableness
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Supervisor name: | Koudenburg, N. |
| Degree programme: | Psychology |
| Differentiation route: | None [Bachelor Psychology] |
| Date Deposited: | 24 Jan 2024 09:07 |
| Last Modified: | 24 Jan 2024 09:07 |
| URI: | http://gmwpublic.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/3023 |
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