Mind the gap: Wise reasoning attenuates gender pay gap scepticism in men

IF 2.8 2区 心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, SOCIAL
Justin P. Brienza, Anna Dorfman, D. Ramona Bobocel
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We draw from theory on motivated reasoning to suggest that men would be more prone toward gender pay gap scepticism (PGS) than women because doing so maintains a valued but illusory belief that society is currently fair. Integrating theory on wisdom and wise reasoning—a self-transcendent thinking process composed of intellectual humility, contextualism, perspectivism and dialecticism—we also hypothesised that men who engaged in stronger (vs. weaker) wise reasoning about the pay gap would be less prone toward PGS. Two pre-registered studies (N = 651) supported the predictions: generally, men were more prone toward gender PGS than women, while wise reasoning tended to attenuate scepticism in men. The patterns of effects remained stable when controlling for income, education, political orientation, and perceptions of the effects of COVID-19 on women's economic and psychological well-being. Our studies pave the way for interventions that alter how people reason about inequities such as the gender pay gap in an effort to create fairer workplaces and societies.

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注意差距睿智的推理削弱了男性对性别薪酬差距的怀疑态度
我们借鉴了动机推理理论,认为男性比女性更容易对性别薪酬差距持怀疑态度(PGS),因为这样做可以维持一种有价值但虚幻的信念,即社会目前是公平的。结合有关智慧和明智推理的理论--一种由智力谦逊、情境主义、视角主义和辩证法组成的自我超越的思维过程--我们还假设,对薪酬差距进行较强(相对于较弱)明智推理的男性会较少倾向于 PGS。两项预先登记的研究(N = 651)证实了这一预测:一般来说,男性比女性更倾向于性别 PGS,而睿智推理往往会减轻男性的怀疑态度。在控制了收入、教育程度、政治倾向以及对 COVID-19 对女性经济和心理健康影响的看法后,影响模式保持稳定。我们的研究为干预措施铺平了道路,这些干预措施可以改变人们对性别薪酬差距等不平等现象的推理方式,从而努力创造更加公平的工作场所和社会。
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期刊介绍: Topics covered include, among others, intergroup relations, group processes, social cognition, attitudes, social influence and persuasion, self and identity, verbal and nonverbal communication, language and thought, affect and emotion, embodied and situated cognition and individual differences of social-psychological relevance. Together with original research articles, the European Journal of Social Psychology"s innovative and inclusive style is reflected in the variety of articles published: Research Article: Original articles that provide a significant contribution to the understanding of social phenomena, up to a maximum of 12,000 words in length.
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