Abstract
The present studies investigated whether the gender composition of a group represents a sufficient situational cue for creating a mismatch between situationally accessible and ideal self-views. A longitudinal study of 333 employees revealed that being in the numerical minority implied a mismatch with ideal self-views among those who de-emphasized independence in their chronic self-construal, whereas being in the numerical majority constituted a mismatch with ideal self-views among those who emphasized independence. Both types of employees suffered a drop in self-esteem and adopted maladaptive motivational states, namely performance-avoidance goals. The observed deleterious effect of mismatched self-construal on goal pursuit was fully mediated by a perceived lack of acceptance (low social self-esteem). We replicated these findings in a laboratory study with 268 unacquainted individuals who collaborated in small groups on a non-gender-typed group task.
Originalsprache | Englisch |
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Seiten (von - bis) | 836-859 |
Seitenumfang | 24 |
Fachzeitschrift | Group Processes and Intergroup Relations |
Jahrgang | 24 |
Ausgabenummer | 5 |
DOIs | |
Publikationsstatus | Veröffentlicht - Aug. 2021 |
Extern publiziert | Ja |
ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete
- Sozialpsychologie
- Kultur und Raum
- Kommunikation
- Geisteswissenschaftliche Fächer (sonstige)
- Soziologie und Politikwissenschaften