EFTA02029508.pdf

To: [email protected][[email protected]]; [email protected][[email protected]] From: Sent: Tue 8/7/2012 5:45:22 AM Subject: sorry sent too quickly http://oss.saaeraub.com/content/early/2010/09/07/0956797610384150.abstract Why Women Apologize More Than Men Gender Differences in Thresholds for Perceiving Offensive Behavior I. Karina Schumann and 2. Michael Ross • Author Affiliations 1. University of Waterloo 1. Karina Schumann, University of Waterloo, Department of Psychology, 200 University Ave. West, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2I 3G1 E-mail: Abstract Despite wide acceptance of the stereotype that women apologize more readily than men, there is little systematic evidence to support this stereotype or its supposed bases (e.g., men's fragile egos). We designed two studies to examine whether gender differences in apology behavior exist and, if so, why. In Study 1, participants reported in daily diaries all offenses they committed or experienced and whether an apology had been offered. Women reported offering more apologies than men, but they also reported committing more offenses. There was no gender difference in the proportion of offenses that prompted apologies. This finding suggests that men apologize less frequently than women because they have a higher threshold for what constitutes offensive behavior. In Study 2, we tested this threshold hypothesis by asking participants to evaluate both imaginary and recalled offenses. As predicted, men rated the offenses as less severe than women did. These different ratings of severity predicted both judgments of whether an apology was deserved and actual apology behavior. ---Original Message---- From: To: jeevacation ieeyacation©gmail.com> Sent: Mon, Aug 6, 2012 10:44 pm Subject: how was today? check this out: EFTA_R1_00538579 EFTA02029508