Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ646507
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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"How'd You Do on That Test?": The Effects of Gender and Self- Presentation of Achievement to Vulnerable Men.
Heatherington, Laurie; Townsend, Laura S.; Burroughs, David P.
Sex Roles: A Journal of Research, v45 n3-4 p161-77 Aug 2001
Examined the effects of gender on self-presentation of academic achievement to vulnerable male peers. College students predicted their grade point average (GPA) to male peers who had earned a low or average GPA and who were concerned or unconcerned about academic performance. Overall, both men's and women's GPA predictions were higher when the male peer expressed worry about his grades. (SM)
Descriptors: College Students, Gender Issues, Grade Point Average, Higher Education, Males, Sex Differences
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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