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Studies in Psychology
Estudios de Psicología
Volume 29, 2008 - Issue 3
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Atribuciones causales sobre éxito y fracaso y percepción del liderazgo femenino

Causal attributions about success and failure and perception of female leadership

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Pages 273-287 | Published online: 23 Jan 2014
 

Resumen

En este artículo, revisamos una serie de estudios en los que se ha analizado el efecto de diversos factores relacionados con el evaluador y la persona evaluada (tales como el sexo, el contexto organizational donde trabaja, o la nacionalidad), sobre la evaluación que se hace de hombres y mujeres candidatos a un puesto de liderazgo. Nos hemos centrado especialmente en las atribuciones causales que se hacen sobre los éxitos y fracasos de los candidatos, ya que éstas pueden ser determinantes del grado en que son percibidos como adecuados para ocupar dicho puesto. En los estudios que revisamos han participado un total de 1588 personas, de los cuales 840 eran mujeres y 748 hombres. Los participantes eran de diferentes nacionalidades y su rango de edad oscilaba entre los 11 y los 82 años. Interpretamos los resultados obtenidos en la línea de la Teoría de la Congruencia de Rol de Género (Eagly y Karau, 2002).

Abstract

The paper reviews various studies analysing the effect of several factors related to: 1) evaluator and evaluatee (such as sex, job organisational context, and nationality), and 2) the evaluation that male and female candidates undergo when applying for a leadership position. We have specifically focused on causal attributions that are made about candidates' successes and failures as these can be decisive in whether candidates are perceived suitable for the position and to what extent. 1588 individuals (840 women and 748 men) participated in the studies reviewed. Participants were of different nationalities and their age ranged from 11 to 82 years. The results are interpreted in line with the Role Congruity Theory (Eagly and Karau, 2002).

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