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Preference Weighted Resources: En kvantitativ studie om könsskillnader i resurser, makt och preferens

Reisdal, Frida LU and Axelsson, Maja LU (2022) PSYK11 20221
Department of Psychology
Abstract (Swedish)
Enligt Sikström et al. (2020) tenderar maktbegreppet att syfta på publika snarare än privata domäner vilket har lett till den förhärskande idén att män har mer makt än kvinnor. För att bredda maktbegreppet utvecklade författarna måttet PWP (Preference Weighted Power), vilket väger hur mycket makt man har inom en domän mot hur viktig man tycker att den domän är. Uppsatsen var en uppföljningsstudie med syfte att öka förståelsen kring PWP genom att addera ett resursperspektiv och introducera måttet PWR (Preference Weighted Resources). Genom två enkätstudier undersöktes förhållandet mellan resurser och makt samt könsskillnader i PWP och PWR. Studie 1 hade som mål att generera resurser associerade med privat respektive publik makt.... (More)
Enligt Sikström et al. (2020) tenderar maktbegreppet att syfta på publika snarare än privata domäner vilket har lett till den förhärskande idén att män har mer makt än kvinnor. För att bredda maktbegreppet utvecklade författarna måttet PWP (Preference Weighted Power), vilket väger hur mycket makt man har inom en domän mot hur viktig man tycker att den domän är. Uppsatsen var en uppföljningsstudie med syfte att öka förståelsen kring PWP genom att addera ett resursperspektiv och introducera måttet PWR (Preference Weighted Resources). Genom två enkätstudier undersöktes förhållandet mellan resurser och makt samt könsskillnader i PWP och PWR. Studie 1 hade som mål att generera resurser associerade med privat respektive publik makt. Resursvariablerna låg till grund för utformandet av Studie 2 då deltagarna ombads värdera betydelsen av resurser och makt samt skatta hur mycket resurser och makt de upplever sig ha inom den privata och publika domänen. Totalt ingick 290 deltagare i urvalet. Resultatet tydde på en korrelation mellan resurser och makt samt mellan PWP och PWR. Resultatet visade också att både män och kvinnor värderade privata resurser och privat makt högre än publika resurser och publik makt. Slutligen visade resultatet att kvinnor hade högre PWP, men inte högre PWR, än män. För att underbygga och utveckla resursperspektivet ytterligare kan vidare studier med större urval behövas. (Less)
Abstract
According to Sikström et al. (2020) the concept of power tends to be associated with public domains rather than private domains, which has led to the prevalent idea that men have more power than women. To broaden the notion of power the authors developed the term PWP (Preference Weighted Power) which weighs how much power one has in a domain with the importance of that domain. This bachelor thesis was a follow-up study with the aim of further understanding PWP by adding a resource perspective and introducing the term PWR (Preference Weighted Resources). Across two studies, the relationship between resources and power as well as gender differences in PWP and PWR was investigated. The aim of Study 1 was to generate resources associated with... (More)
According to Sikström et al. (2020) the concept of power tends to be associated with public domains rather than private domains, which has led to the prevalent idea that men have more power than women. To broaden the notion of power the authors developed the term PWP (Preference Weighted Power) which weighs how much power one has in a domain with the importance of that domain. This bachelor thesis was a follow-up study with the aim of further understanding PWP by adding a resource perspective and introducing the term PWR (Preference Weighted Resources). Across two studies, the relationship between resources and power as well as gender differences in PWP and PWR was investigated. The aim of Study 1 was to generate resources associated with private and public power. The resource variables formed the basis of Study 2 where participants were asked to rate the importance of resources and power as well as how much resources and power they have in the private and public domain. Survey data was collected from a total of 290 participants. The results suggested a correlation between resources and power, as well as between PWP and PWR. The results also showed that both men and women rated private resources and power higher than public resources and power. Lastly, the results showed that women had higher PWP, but not PWR, than men. Research on a larger sample may be needed in order to further support and expand the resource perspective. (Less)
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Reisdal, Frida LU and Axelsson, Maja LU
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organization
alternative title
Preference Weighted Resources: A quantitative study on gender differences in resources, power and preference
course
PSYK11 20221
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
makt, resurser, kön, power, resources, gender, preference weighted power (PWP), preference weighted resources (PWR)
language
Swedish
id
9083966
date added to LUP
2022-06-14 09:17:24
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2022-06-14 09:17:24
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  abstract     = {{According to Sikström et al. (2020) the concept of power tends to be associated with public domains rather than private domains, which has led to the prevalent idea that men have more power than women. To broaden the notion of power the authors developed the term PWP (Preference Weighted Power) which weighs how much power one has in a domain with the importance of that domain. This bachelor thesis was a follow-up study with the aim of further understanding PWP by adding a resource perspective and introducing the term PWR (Preference Weighted Resources). Across two studies, the relationship between resources and power as well as gender differences in PWP and PWR was investigated. The aim of Study 1 was to generate resources associated with private and public power. The resource variables formed the basis of Study 2 where participants were asked to rate the importance of resources and power as well as how much resources and power they have in the private and public domain. Survey data was collected from a total of 290 participants. The results suggested a correlation between resources and power, as well as between PWP and PWR. The results also showed that both men and women rated private resources and power higher than public resources and power. Lastly, the results showed that women had higher PWP, but not PWR, than men. Research on a larger sample may be needed in order to further support and expand the resource perspective.}},
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  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Preference Weighted Resources: En kvantitativ studie om könsskillnader i resurser, makt och preferens}},
  year         = {{2022}},
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