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Nguyen, Vi (2022)

Female responsibility

Bachelor thesis | Psychologie (BSc)

Power can be construed in terms of opportunities or responsibilities. The current research examined the effect of in biological sex, gender, gender identity and gender on the power construal of power holders. Female gender identity and role were hypothesized to be associated to power construal in terms of responsibility (rather than opportunity), while male gender identity and role were hypothesized to be associated to power construal in terms of opportunity (rather than responsibility). This was examined by administration of a questionnaire. Respondents consisted of male and female professionals in leadership roles from the UK. The study found that female gender identity and femininity are positively related to power construed in terms of responsibility. No significant relationships between gender identity and power construal as opportunity were found. This highlights the relevance of gender on power construal in terms of responsibility

power

construal of power

opportunity

responsibility

gender

gender identity

gender role

Author

Nguyen, Vi

Faculty

Faculty of Social & Behavioural Sciences

Specialisation

Social, Economic and Organizational Psychology

Supervisors

Prof. Dr. Daan Scheepers

ECTS Credits

15

Language

en