The Rocky Road from Experience to Expression of Emotions-Women's Anger About Sexism.

ABSTRACT: We investigated women's anger expression in response to sexism. In three studies (Ns = 103, 317, and 241), we tested the predictions that women express less anger about sexism than they experience-the anger gap-and that the anger expressed by women is associated with instrumental concerns, specifically perceived costs and benefits of confronting sexism. To estimate the specificity of the proposed gap, we compared women's anger reactions to men's anger reactions as well as anger reactions to sadness reactions. Across studies, we found support for the anger gap, that is, lower anger expression than experience, and the gap was more pronounced for women than for men (Study 3). Surprisingly, a gap also occurred in sadness reactions. Regarding instrumental concerns, there wa

SUBMITTER: Sasse J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9383010 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature