When Majority Men Respect Minority Women, Groups Communicate Better: A Neurological Exploration

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Author(s)Amey, Rachel
Author(s)Emich, Kyle J.
Author(s)Forbes, Chad E.
Date Accessioned2023-08-15T15:07:13Z
Date Available2023-08-15T15:07:13Z
Publication Date2023-05-24
DescriptionThis is the Accepted Manuscript version of Amey, R., Emich, K. J., & Forbes, C. E. (2023). When Majority Men Respect Minority Women, Groups Communicate Better: A Neurological Exploration. Small Group Research, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/10464964231175640. This article was originally published in Small Group Research. The version of record is available at: https://doi.org/10.1177/10464964231175640. © The Author(s) 2023.
AbstractGroups must leverage their members’ diverse knowledge to make optimal decisions. However, the gender composition of a group may affect this ability, particularly because solo status female members (one female grouped with males) are generally allocated lower status than their male counterparts, so their knowledge is more likely to be ignored. Whereas most previous work suggests ways solo status women can increase their status; instead, we propose that groups communicate better when men give their female teammate appropriate respect. We examine this in mixed-gender groups working on a hidden profile task while wearing wireless EEGs to measure live neural activity. We find that groups who solve the problem correctly are more likely to contain majority male members with more approach-oriented mindsets, operationalized as neural alpha asymmetry, as they respect their female teammate more. Thus, we provide evidence that neural activity is partially responsible for whether mixed-gender groups make optimal decisions.
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CitationAmey, R., Emich, K. J., & Forbes, C. E. (2023). When Majority Men Respect Minority Women, Groups Communicate Better: A Neurological Exploration. Small Group Research, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/10464964231175640
ISSN1552-8278
URLhttps://udspace.udel.edu/handle/19716/33075
Languageen_US
PublisherSmall Group Research
TitleWhen Majority Men Respect Minority Women, Groups Communicate Better: A Neurological Exploration
TypeArticle
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