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  • Sociology
  • Evolutionary Biology

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  • Debate on the origins of sex/gender differences: evolutionary vs. sociocultural/biosocial theories.
  • Recent advances include increased meta-analyses of sex/gender differences and experiments on the psychological effects of power.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To empirically examine the role of power differences in explaining sex/gender differences.
  • To assess if experimental manipulations of power yield similar psychological and behavioral effects as observed sex/gender differences.

Main Methods:

  • Identified 59 findings from published experiments on power.
  • Conducted a P-curve analysis of the experimental power literature to establish evidential value.
  • Subsumed power effects into 11 categories and compared them to 102 meta-analytic sex/gender differences.
  • Tested discriminant validity against extraversion.

Main Results:

  • High-power individuals and men exhibited higher agency, lower communion, and more positive self-evaluations.
  • 71% of sex/gender differences were consistent with experimental power effects (9:1 ratio).
  • Power correlated with sex/gender differences more strongly than extraversion.

Conclusions:

  • Experimental power differences provide a partial explanation for many observed sex/gender differences.
  • Findings challenge purely evolutionary explanations by highlighting the role of social power.
  • Suggests social power dynamics are a significant factor in psychological and behavioral sex/gender disparities.