Emergent leadership and female sex role identity.
The effects of female sex role identity on self- and rater evaluations of emergent leadership behavior were compared in two studies. We used the same consensus-seeking procedure in both studies to collect the data; only the biological sex composition of the groups in the second study was changed. Study 1 examined 15 mixed-sex groups of 39 female and 21 male students; Study 2 contained 96 female students in 22 same-sex groups. Sex role orientation was measured with the Bem Sex Role Inventory (BSRI: Bem, 1974). Androgynous and feminine-oriented self-ratings of leadership were significantly higher than peer ratings and were also significantly higher than the undifferentiated self-ratings. The self-ratings of masculine-oriented women agreed most closely with peer ratings. Contrary to research and theory, peer evaluation of leadership behavior by sex role orientation did not differ.
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Department of Psychology, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg 39406-5025.
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010379:Peer Group; D012647:Self-Assessment; D012737:Sex Factors