It Matters to Whom You Compare Yourself : The Case of Unrealistic Optimism and Gender-Specific Comparisons

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dc.abstract.enUnrealistic Optimism (UO) appears when comparing participants’ risk estimates for themselves with an average peer, which typically results in lower risk estimates for the self. This article reports nuanced effects when comparison varies in terms of the gender of the peer. In three studies (total N = 2,468, representative sample), we assessed people’s risk estimates for COVID-19 infections for peers with the same or other gender. If a peer’s gender is not taken into account, previous studies were replicated: Compared with others, participants perceived themselves as less likely to get infected with COVID-19. Interestingly, this effect was qualified by gender: Respondents perceived women as less threatened than men because women are perceived as more cautious and compliant with medical guidelines.
dc.affiliationInstytut Psychologii
dc.affiliationWydział Psychologii we Wrocławiu
dc.contributor.authorKulesza, Wojciech
dc.contributor.authorDoliński, Dariusz
dc.contributor.authorSuitner, Caterina
dc.contributor.authorGenschow, Oliver
dc.contributor.authorMuniak, Paweł
dc.contributor.authorIzydorczak, Kamil
dc.contributor.authorCasara, Bruno Gabriel Salvador
dc.date.access2023-01-31
dc.date.accessioned2024-01-18T09:57:34Z
dc.date.available2024-01-18T09:57:34Z
dc.date.created2023-01-03
dc.date.issued2023-01
dc.description.abstract<jats:p> Unrealistic Optimism (UO) appears when comparing participants’ risk estimates for themselves with an average peer, which typically results in lower risk estimates for the self. This article reports nuanced effects when comparison varies in terms of the gender of the peer. In three studies (total N = 2,468, representative sample), we assessed people’s risk estimates for COVID-19 infections for peers with the same or other gender. If a peer’s gender is not taken into account, previous studies were replicated: Compared with others, participants perceived themselves as less likely to get infected with COVID-19. Interestingly, this effect was qualified by gender: Respondents perceived women as less threatened than men because women are perceived as more cautious and compliant with medical guidelines. </jats:p>
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dc.description.grantnumberPPN/GIN/2020/1/ 00063/U/00001
dc.description.issue1
dc.description.physical1-13
dc.description.versionfinal_published
dc.description.volume17
dc.identifier.doi10.1177/15579883231152154
dc.identifier.eissn1557-9891
dc.identifier.issn1557-9883
dc.identifier.urihttps://share.swps.edu.pl/handle/swps/382
dc.identifier.weblinkhttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/15579883231152154
dc.languageen
dc.pbn.affiliationpsychologia
dc.rightsCC-BY-NC
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dc.share.articleOPEN_JOURNAL
dc.subject.enUnrealistic Optimism bias
dc.subject.ensocial comparisons
dc.subject.engender
dc.swps.sciencecloudnosend
dc.titleIt Matters to Whom You Compare Yourself : The Case of Unrealistic Optimism and Gender-Specific Comparisons
dc.title.journalAmerican Journal of Men's Health
dc.typeJournalArticle
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