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Gender and Self-Selection Into a Competitive Environment: Are Women More Overconfident Than Men?

Author(s) / Creator(s)

Nekby, Lena
Thoursie, Peter Skogman
Vahtrik, Lars

Abstract / Description

Using a large running race in Sweden, this study shows that there are male-dominated environments in which the selection of women who participate are more likely to be confident/competitive and that, within this group, performance improves equally for both genders.

Keyword(s)

Selbstvertrauen Wettkampf Geschlechtsunterschied Vermessenheit Wettstreit Konkurrenz overconfidence competitiveness gender differences

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Date of first publication

2007

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Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit/ Institute for the Study of Labor: IZA Discussion Paper Series;2794

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  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Nekby, Lena
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Thoursie, Peter Skogman
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Vahtrik, Lars
  • PsychArchives acquisition timestamp
    2022-11-17T11:01:20Z
  • Made available on
    2008-06-03
  • Made available on
    2015-12-01T10:32:10Z
  • Made available on
    2022-11-17T11:01:20Z
  • Date of first publication
    2007
  • Abstract / Description
    Using a large running race in Sweden, this study shows that there are male-dominated environments in which the selection of women who participate are more likely to be confident/competitive and that, within this group, performance improves equally for both genders.
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  • Persistent Identifier
    https://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bsz:291-psydok-16361
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11780/1095
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.8870
  • Language of content
    eng
  • Is part of
    IZA Discussion Paper Series No. 2794
  • Is part of series
    Forschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit/ Institute for the Study of Labor: IZA Discussion Paper Series;2794
  • Keyword(s)
    Selbstvertrauen
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Wettkampf
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Geschlechtsunterschied
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Vermessenheit
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Wettstreit
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    Konkurrenz
    de
  • Keyword(s)
    overconfidence
    en
  • Keyword(s)
    competitiveness
    en
  • Keyword(s)
    gender differences
    en
  • Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)
    150
  • Title
    Gender and Self-Selection Into a Competitive Environment: Are Women More Overconfident Than Men?
    en
  • DRO type
    report
  • Visible tag(s)
    PsyDok