The Impact of Cooperative and Competitive Instructions on the Performance of Friendly and Hostile Complementary Mixed-Sex Dyads

Authors: Nowicki S.; Fost L.; Naik M.

Source: Journal of Research in Personality, Volume 31, Number 4, December 1997 , pp. 512-522(11)

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Abstract:

Using a circumplex model of interpersonal acts, Estroff and Nowicki (1992) had found that mixed-sex hostile complementary dyads with a man dominant and a woman submissive put fewer pieces of a jigsaw puzzle together than did any other complementary pairings. In the present investigation, three studies were completed to examine the hypothesis that the performance of mixed-sex complementary dyads with a man dominant and a woman submissive is negatively impacted when hostile pairings are asked to cooperate and friendly ones are asked to compete. Results were consistent with this hypothesis. Copyright 1997 Academic Press.

Language: English

Document Type: Research article

Affiliations: Emory University

Publication date: 1997-12-01