Go Back Research Article February, 1994

Hostile Masculinity, Sexual Aggression, and Gender-Biased Domineeringness in Conversations

Author Neil M. Malamuth

Abstract

This study assessed the ability of certain variables to predict which men would be more domineering in conversations with a woman and/or with a man. The variables included men's self-reported sexually aggressive behavior and several components comprising a personality profile labeled “Hostile Masculinity.” As expected, these variables successfully predicted domineering behavior toward the female but not toward the male. These findings supported theories hypothesizing that men's desire to control women and men's antisocial behavior toward them are due to specific rather than to general factors (i. e., evolutionary and feminist theorizing). © 1994 Wiley-Liss, Inc.

Keywords

Hostile Masculinity Sexual Aggression Gender Domineeringness Conversation Domineering Behavior Gender Bias Sexually Aggressive Behavior Personality Profile Female Interaction Male Interaction Evolutionary Theories Feminist Theorizing Antisocial Behavior Control Desire Predictive Variables Behavioral Studies
Details
Volume 20
Issue 3
Pages 185-193
DOI 10.1002/1098-2337(1994)20:3%3C185::AID-AB2480200305%3E3.0.CO;2-3
ISSN 1098-2337
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