Effects of gender role and task content on performance in same-gender dyads: Transactive memory as a potential mediator |
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| Authors: | Estelle Michinov Nicolas Michinov Pascal Huguet |
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| Institution: | 1. University of Rennes 2, France
2. University of Provence and CNRS, France
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| Abstract: | This experiment was designed to examine the effects of gender role and task content on performance in learning dyads and to
test the potential mediator effect of an intragroup process related to transactive memory. A total of 44 same-gender dyads
participated in the study and were asked to collaborate on a stereotypically masculine or feminine task in a laboratory setting.
Collective performance and transactive memory were measured. As predicted, the results showed an interaction between group
gender and task content on group performance, with male dyads showing poorer performance on a masculine task than female dyads.
However, contrary to expectations, this moderation effect was not mediated by transactive memory, which appeared as a simple
mediator of the relationship between group gender and performance. The results are discussed in the framework of the social
role theory, and implications for future research in small learning groups are proposed. |
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