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Gender comparisons in the private, collective, and allocentric selves.

L Madson1, D Trafimow

  • 1Department of Psychology, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces 88003, USA.

The Journal of Social Psychology
|October 2, 2001
PubMed
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This study found U.S. women use more allocentric and collective self-cognitions than men. These findings impact individualism-collectivism models and interpretations of gender differences.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Social Psychology
  • Cross-Cultural Psychology

Background:

  • The individualism-collectivism model is being expanded to include personal relationships beyond in-group identification.
  • Research suggests women may be more collective, interdependent, relational, and allocentric than men.
  • Gender differences in self-concept and cultural orientations are areas of ongoing investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine gender differences in self-concept accessibility.
  • To assess the accessibility of private, collective, and allocentric self-cognitions.
  • To evaluate the hypothesis of greater collectivism and relationality in women compared to men.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized the Twenty Statements Test (TST) for self-concept assessment.

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  • Measured the accessibility of private, collective, and allocentric self-cognitions.
  • Analyzed gender differences in self-description among U.S. participants.

    • Main Results:

    • U.S. women reported significantly more allocentric self-cognitions than U.S. men.
    • U.S. women also reported significantly more collective self-cognitions than U.S. men.
    • The findings support the hypothesis of gender differences in self-concept related to collectivism.

    Conclusions:

    • Gender differences in self-concept, specifically allocentric and collective cognitions, were observed in the U.S. sample.
    • These results have implications for understanding gender differences within cultural contexts.
    • The findings contribute to refining traditional models of individualism-collectivism by highlighting gendered variations.