It Matters to Whom You Compare Yourself : The Case of Unrealistic Optimism and Gender-Specific Comparisons
It Matters to Whom You Compare Yourself : The Case of Unrealistic Optimism and Gender-Specific Comparisons
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Kulesza, Wojciech
Doliński, Dariusz
Suitner, Caterina
Genschow, Oliver
Muniak, Paweł
Izydorczak, Kamil
Casara, Bruno Gabriel Salvador
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2023-01
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American Journal of Men's Health
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1
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17
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1-13
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1557-9883
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2023-01-31
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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.
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Unrealistic Optimism bias
social comparisons
gender
social comparisons
gender
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