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The influence of sex roles on judgment

Meyers-Levy, Joan·1988·Journal of Consumer Research

Abstract

Two experiments provide convergent evidence that sex roles, when activated, influence males' and females' judgments. Activation of the genders' sex roles was achieved either by means of explicit sex role primes or by making unambiguous self- and other-relevant information highly salient. In accordance with males' self-focused agentic sex role, males' judgments were sensitive to the favorableness of only self-relevant information, whereas females, who adhere to a self- and other-sensitive sex role, rendered judgments that reflected the implications of both self- and other-relevant information.

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  • Males tend to be selective processors who perform item-specific processing when rendering judgment, focusing on a single readily available and highly salient cue.

    “This stream of research demonstrates that males tend to be selective processors who perform item-specific processing when rendering judgment (Meyers-Levy, 1988; Meyers-Levy and Maheswaran, 1991; Putrevu, 2004).”
  • Females are comprehensive processors who use relational processing, assimilating all available cues and elaborating interrelationships.

    “Empirical evidence reveals that females, on the contrary, are comprehensive processors who use relational processing (Meyers-Levy, 1988; Meyers-Levy and Maheswaran, 1991; Putrevu, 2004).”

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Authors
Meyers-Levy, J.
Venue
Journal of Consumer Research
Published
1988-03
Volume
14
Issue
4
Pages
522
ISSN
  • 0093-5301 (ISSN-L)
  • 1537-5277
OpenAlex
W2124148137
Cited by
415
References
20
Citations by year
2026: 7 · 2025: 9 · 2024: 13 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 18 · 2021: 16 · 2020: 57 · 2019: 17 · 2018: 9 · 2017: 19 · 2016: 13 · 2015: 9 · 2014: 18 · 2013: 19 · 2012: 25
FWCI
6.23
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Journal of Consumer Research (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Social and Intergroup Psychology
  • Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Media, Gender, and Advertising
  • Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender Roles and Identity Studies
Keywords
gender roles, self-relevant information, gender differences, judgment, consumer behavior, self-concept

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