Perceived dominance in young heterosexual couples in relation to sex, context, and frequency of arguing.

Ponzi, Davidé; Klimczuk, Amanda C. E.; Traficonte, Daniel M.; Maestripieri, Dario

doi:10.1037/ebs0000031

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“…Indeed, dominance may be context-dependent or independent and this was not appropriately considered in the current work. Moreover, the extent to which our self-reported measures of dominance reflect personality traits as apposed to a manifestation of power (reviewed in Ponzi et al 2015) remains unclear. Our measure of dominance is likely to have conflated social dominance and dominance rank; refined work that looks at dominance in social and hierarchical settings is therefore needed.…”

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Self-reported Dominance in Women: Associations with Hormonal Contraceptive use, Relationship Status, and Testosterone

Cobey

Nicholls

Leongoméz

et al. 2015

Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology

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How to achieve dominance in a group is a recurrent challenge for individuals of many species, including humans. Previous research indicates that both relationship status and contraceptive use appear to moderate women's testosterone levels. If testosterone contributes to dominance, this raises the possibility for group differences in dominance between single and partnered women, and between users and non-users of hormonal contraception. Here, we examine associations between relationship status and use/non-use of hormonal contraception and women's self-reported social dominance. In a sample of 84 women, we replicate previous research documenting a significant positive correlation between women's saliva testosterone levels and their selfreported dominance. Consistent with other literature, we also find that women using hormonal contraception have significantly lower testosterone than those who are regularly cycling and that partnered women have significantly lower testosterone than single women. Although we do not find a main effect of either relationship status or hormonal contraceptive use status on women's reported levels of dominance, the interaction between these variables predicted reported dominance scores. This interaction remained significant when participant age and testosterone values were added to the model as covariates. We discuss these results in the context of the existing literature on testosterone and women's dominance behaviour and with respect to the evolutionary benefits of social dominance in women.

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Self-reported Dominance in Women: Associations with Hormonal Contraceptive use, Relationship Status, and Testosterone

Cobey

Nicholls

Leongoméz

et al. 2015

Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology

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“…Even though it was expected that male participants will show more verbal and non-verbal dominance in the interpersonal interaction compared to females (based on Gonzaga, Keltner, & Ward, 2008, Ponzi, Klimczuk, Traficonte, & Maestripieri, 2014McCreary & Rhodes, 2001;Luxen, 2005), but this study showed completely opposite results. It was found that women in general tend to dominate more than men, especially non-verbally.…”

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“…In most cases this dominant position is predisposed by gender, even though women generally tend to believe that they are in equal relationships in making mutual decisions, but at the same time, men believe that they are the ones who have the most power in relationships (Sprencher & Felmlee, 1997). It can be assumed that men seek to take precedence in the relationship than women and to dominate in the decision-making (Galliher et al, 1999, Ponzi, Klimczuk, Traficonte, & Maestripieri, 2014.…”

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“…However, in most cases taking mutual decisions easily and without conflict about leisure activities are in the equal couples rather than in the couples which are characterized as strongly or weakly dominant (Ponzi et al, 2014). However, the most important thing is that the dominance is important for the relationship, because couples without a clear dominance argue less than couples with strong or weak dominance (Ponzi et al, 2014).…”

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Gender differences in dyadic dominance during interpersonal interaction: the comparison of friends’ dyads and romantic couples

Ražauskaitė-Pilipavičienė¹,

Žardeckaitė-Matulaitienė²

2018

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Background. Dominance can be found in every dyadic relationship including romantic couples, friendships or business partnership. Even though research confirms that men tend to have more power than woman not only in romantic relationships, but also in friendships. However, some scholars doubt that men's dominance and women's submissiveness are just an established stereotype. Thus, more information about gender differences in power distribution in different types of dyads (friends and romantic) during interpersonal interaction is needed. Aim.The aim of this study was to assess the differences in male and female dominance during the interpersonal interaction considering the types of dyads (same-sex friendships or heterosexual romantic partners). Participants. 36 dyads participated in this study, which consisted of male friends' dyads (N = 12), female friends' dyads (N = 12), and heterosexual romantic couples (N = 12). The participants aged between 18 and 31 years old with a mean age of 22 years old (SD = 2.23). Method. The study consisted of two stages. In the first stage, the participants were asked some questions about themselves and their relationship, and were invited to participate in the experiment. All of the participants were informed about the terms of experiment (usage of video record) and were able to express their willingness to participate in this study in written form. The second stage of the research was a quasi-experiment. During this stage participants, i.e. friends and romantic partners' dyads, played the game "Jenga" for about 20 minutes. Results, conclusion. It was found that women tend to dominate more than men during the interpersonal interaction in general and in romantic couples. No differences in dominance were found comparing female friends' and male friends' dyads. However, more dominance was found in heterosexual romantic couples comparing to the male and female friends' dyads.

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“…Although this has not been studied directly, dominance has previously been associated with a greater frequency of arguments among couples (e.g., Ponzi, Klimczuk, Traficonte, & Maestripieri, 2015) and domestic violence (e.g., Straus, 2008). In addition to assertive and submissive traits, the current study also explored whether boldness, disinhibition, dominance, introversion, and the HEXACO dimensions were associated with victimization history.…”

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Telltale Gait: The Role of Nonverbal Cues in Perceptions of Personality and Vulnerability

Ritchie¹

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Non-verbal behaviour often provides one of the first opportunities to make socially relevant judgments. For example, gait has been shown to inadvertently signal information about personality and vulnerability. Although non-verbal cues such as gait appear to signal socially relevant information, researchers have identified distinct differences in the ability of observers to accurately perceive these cues. Based on this research, Study 1 examined the personalities and victimization histories of walkers in relation to their gait, and Study 2 explored individual differences in observer's perceptions of the walkers' personality and vulnerability. While victimization history was associated with the display of vulnerable gait cues in Study 1, this association was dependent on victimization type and the cognitive state of the walker. That is, when the walkers felt comfortable, those who had exclusively experienced sexual victimization displayed significantly more vulnerable gait cues than non-victims, while walkers who had exclusively experienced violent victimization did not. Conversely, when the walkers felt uncomfortable, no associations were identified between gait and victimization history. Further, no associations were identified between gait and personality. In Study 2, psychopathy was identified as the most salient predictor of accuracy in perceiving vulnerability to victimization.This association was also dependent on victimization type, where observers higher on psychopathy were significantly more accurate in perceiving vulnerability to violent, but not sexual victimization. While observers were not able to accurately perceive the walkers' personalities, there was a general tendency to view sexual victims as passive, while violent and non-victims were viewed as charismatic. Taken together, the results of the current study raise questions about the role gait plays in perceptions of vulnerability and personality among psychopathic observers. PERCEPTIONS OF PERSONALITY AND VULNERABILITYiii Acknowledgements I would first like to acknowledge Dr. Adelle Forth. Without her support, knowledge, and inspiring passion for research, I would not be the graduate student I am today. Adelle has made my time at Carleton unforgettable, and I will never be able to thank her enough for everything she has done for me as a professor, supervisor, mentor, colleague, and friend.

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Perceived dominance in young heterosexual couples in relation to sex, context, and frequency of arguing.

Cited by 6 publications

References 33 publications

Self-reported Dominance in Women: Associations with Hormonal Contraceptive use, Relationship Status, and Testosterone

Self-reported Dominance in Women: Associations with Hormonal Contraceptive use, Relationship Status, and Testosterone

Gender differences in dyadic dominance during interpersonal interaction: the comparison of friends’ dyads and romantic couples

Telltale Gait: The Role of Nonverbal Cues in Perceptions of Personality and Vulnerability

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