@misc{10481/66514,
year = {2020},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/66514},
abstract = {Authors have empirically evidenced that cultural stereotypes influence gender-typed
behavior. With the present work, we have added to this literature by demonstrating
that gender roles can explain sex differences in risk-taking, a stereotypically masculine
domain. Our aim was to replicate previous findings and to analyze what variables
affect women making risky decisions in the social domain. A sample composed of
417 Spanish participants (281 women and 136 men), between 17 and 30 years old
(M = 22.34, SD = 3.01), answered a set of self-report measures referring to femininity,
fear of negative evaluation, and social risk-taking. According to the main results, sex
indirectly linked to risk-taking in the social domain, through femininity and fear of
negative evaluation. Specifically, women (vs. men) self-reported higher feminine traits,
which were associated with increased fear of negative evaluation, which in turn was
associated with less risky decisions in the social domain. Thus, we have showed the
relationship between gender roles and women’s behaviors in a stereotypically masculine
domain (risk-taking). Our findings highlight the necessity of considering a gender-based
perspective in the field of risk-taking, showing that not all women make more risky
decisions in the social domain.},
organization = {Spanish Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness (MINECO/AEI/FEDER, UE) 	
PSI-2017-84703-R},
publisher = {FRONTIERS MEDIA SA},
keywords = {Risk-taking},
keywords = {Femininity},
keywords = {Fear of negative evaluation},
keywords = {Gender roles},
keywords = {Sex differences},
keywords = {Gender stereotypes},
title = {Spanish Women Making Risky Decisions in the Social Domain: The Mediating Role of Femininity and Fear of Negative Evaluation},
doi = {10.3389/fpsyg.2020.561715},
author = {Villanueva Moya, Laura and Expósito Jiménez, Francisca},
}