If Stigmatized, Self-Esteem Is not Enough: Effects of Sexism, Self-Esteem and Social Identity on Leadership Aspiration

Abstract: Ambivalent sexism has many pernicious consequences. Since gender stereotypes also affect leadership roles, the present research investigated the effects of ambivalent sexism on envisioning oneself as a leader. Our studies tested the influence of sexist attitudes (toward women – Study 1 – and men – Study 2) on leadership aspiration, taking into account the interaction among ambivalent attitudes, personal characteristics (e.g. self-esteem), and group processes (e.g. level of identification with gender). Specifically, the current study used a 3 (sexism: hostile, benevolent, control) x 2 (social identification: high, low) x 2 (self-esteem: high, low) factorial design. 178 women participated in Study 1. Results showed that, although sexism was not recognised as a form of prejudice and did not trigger negative emotions, in sexist conditions high-identified women increase their leadership aspiration. In Study 2 men (N = 184) showed to recognise hostility as a form of prejudice, to experie.... https://ejop.psychopen.eu/index.php/ejop/article/view/984

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: Online-Ressource
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: If Stigmatized, Self-Esteem Is not Enough: Effects of Sexism, Self-Esteem and Social Identity on Leadership Aspiration ; volume:12 ; number:4 ; day:18 ; month:11 ; year:2016 ; Europe's journal of psychology ; 12, Heft 4 (18.11.2016)

Contributors, Places and Time

• Creator: Fedi, Angela ; Chiara Rollero

Further information

• DOI: 10.5964/ejop.v12i4.984
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2020101417214562816230
• Rights: Open Access; Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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