Beliefs About Emotion Are Tied to Beliefs About Gender: The Case of Men’s Crying in Competitive Sports

Gender and emotion stereotypes suggest that men do not and should not cry, yet men’s crying seems to be particularly prominent in contexts such as competitive sports. In two studies, I investigated the possibility that men’s crying is more frequent and seen as more acceptable in these settings becau...

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Main Author: Heather J. MacArthur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02765/full