@article{ref1,
title="Sex differences in dominance behavior",
journal="Sex roles",
year="1978",
author="Adams, Kathrynn A. and Landers, Audrey D.",
volume="4",
number="2",
pages="215-223",
abstract="The effect of the status characteristic of sex on dominance behavior was investigated as a function of a challenger's sex and in relation to one's sex-role orientation. Dyads composed of a student and a confederate recorded individual preferences, then joint decisions, for the more attractive picture of 20 pairs of pictures. The number of challenges a student sustained each time a disagreement occurred regarding the more attractive picture of a pair was recorded. Males withstood significantly more challenges against their preferences than females did ( p &lt;.006). However, no differences were found as a function of the sex of one's partner; nor did the Attitudes toward Women Scale (AWS) prove to be a good predictor of dominance. Results were discussed in terms of predictions made by the theory of status characteristics.<p />",
language="en",
issn="0360-0025",
doi="10.1007/BF00287502",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00287502"
}