Who do they think they are?: A social-cognitive account of gender differences in social sexual identity and behavior at work

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Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes Pub Date : 2022-09-01 DOI:10.1016/j.obhdp.2022.104186

Laura J. Kray , Jessica A. Kennedy , Michael Rosenblum

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Abstract

To understand who initiates social sexual behavior (SSB) at work, we examine the strength of individuals’ social sexual identity (SSI), a self-definition as a person who leverages sex appeal in pursuit of personally valued gains. Using a social-cognitive framework that explores the intersection of personality, motivation, and situations, six studies (N = 2,598) establish that SSI strength is a novel predictor of SSB, including sexual harassment, and SSI strength mediates gender differences in SSB tendencies. We find that men’s (but not women’s) propensity to initiate SSB increases when pursuing self-enhancement goals (e.g., a powerful image), and these gender differences are mediated by momentary SSI strength. By contrast, the adoption of self-transcendence (e.g., affiliation) goals mitigates gender differences in SSB. Together, these findings illustrate the central role of the self-concept in explaining why and when gender differences emerge in patterns of SSB.

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他们认为自己是谁？：社会性别认同和工作行为性别差异的社会认知解释

为了了解是谁在工作中引发了社会性行为(SSB)，我们研究了个人的社会性身份(SSI)的强度，这是一种自我定义，即一个人利用性吸引力来追求个人价值收益。六项研究(N = 2,598)利用社会认知框架探索人格、动机和情境的交集，确定了自残强度是包括性骚扰在内的自残行为的一个新的预测因素，并且自残强度介导了自残倾向的性别差异。我们发现，当追求自我提升的目标(如强大的形象)时，男性(而非女性)发起自伤行为的倾向会增加，而这些性别差异是由瞬间自伤强度介导的。相比之下，自我超越(如隶属关系)目标的采用减轻了SSB中的性别差异。总之，这些发现说明了自我概念在解释性别差异为何以及何时出现在SSB模式中的核心作用。

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期刊介绍： Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes publishes fundamental research in organizational behavior, organizational psychology, and human cognition, judgment, and decision-making. The journal features articles that present original empirical research, theory development, meta-analysis, and methodological advancements relevant to the substantive domains served by the journal. Topics covered by the journal include perception, cognition, judgment, attitudes, emotion, well-being, motivation, choice, and performance. We are interested in articles that investigate these topics as they pertain to individuals, dyads, groups, and other social collectives. For each topic, we place a premium on articles that make fundamental and substantial contributions to understanding psychological processes relevant to human attitudes, cognitions, and behavior in organizations. In order to be considered for publication in OBHDP a manuscript has to include the following: 1.Demonstrate an interesting behavioral/psychological phenomenon 2.Make a significant theoretical and empirical contribution to the existing literature 3.Identify and test the underlying psychological mechanism for the newly discovered behavioral/psychological phenomenon 4.Have practical implications in organizational context