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 differencesPersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2007
Is part of series
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
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Thoursie, Peter Skogman
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Vahtrik, Lars
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PsychArchives acquisition timestamp2022-11-17T11:01:20Z
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Made available on2008-06-03
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Made available on2015-12-01T10:32:10Z
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Made available on2022-11-17T11:01:20Z
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Date of first publication2007
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Abstract / DescriptionUsing 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.en
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Persistent Identifierhttps://nbn-resolving.de/urn/resolver.pl?urn:nbn:de:bsz:291-psydok-16361
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11780/1095
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.8870
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Language of contenteng
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Is part ofIZA Discussion Paper Series No. 2794
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Is part of seriesForschungsinstitut zur Zukunft der Arbeit/ Institute for the Study of Labor: IZA Discussion Paper Series;2794
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Keyword(s)Selbstvertrauende
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Keyword(s)Wettkampfde
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Keyword(s)Geschlechtsunterschiedde
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Keyword(s)Vermessenheitde
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Keyword(s)Wettstreitde
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Keyword(s)Konkurrenzde
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Keyword(s)overconfidenceen
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Keyword(s)competitivenessen
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Keyword(s)gender differencesen
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleGender and Self-Selection Into a Competitive Environment: Are Women More Overconfident Than Men?en
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DRO typereport
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Visible tag(s)PsyDok