TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1978//
TI  - Sex differences in dominance behavior
JO  - Sex roles
A1  - Adams, Kathrynn A.
A1  - Landers, Audrey D.
SP  - 215
EP  - 223
VL  - 4
IS  - 2
N2  - 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 /> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0360-0025
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00287502
ID  - ref1
ER  -