APS

2023 APS Annual Convention · 2023

Competitive Behavior in Team Sports: The Influence of Gender and Agentic and Communal Social Interaction Styles

Washington, DC · May 2023

Poster · Personality/Emotion

  • David Hibbard
    California State University, Chico
  • Gail Walton
    California State University, Chico
  • Akiko Watabe
    Fukuoka Women's University

Abstract

This study examined whether agentic and communal social interaction styles differentially impact how males and females approach team sports competition.  Participants provided answers to hypothetical scenarios common to team sports. Findings supported the idea that gender-related styles may impact how males and females interpret the dynamic of team sports competition.

Personality Traits

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