The Effects of Gender and Type of Helping on Perceptions of Helping Behavior
Many researchers have studied the ways which men and women differin giving and receiving help (e.g., Eagly & Crowly, 1986). Although
researchers have looked at many aspects of helping, little has been done to
examine perceptions of the helper and helpee in a helping situation. The
current study investigated perceptions of masculinity and femininity of
helpers and helpees using characters presented in short stories involving a
non-emergency, everyday helping situations (McGuire, 1994). The effect of
type of helping, participant empathy level, and the gender of the
helper/helpee dyad was examined. Results suggested that type of helping
and gender dyad have a significant impact on perceptions of helping.
Furthermore, future research into the perceptions of helpees is warranted.
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