Verschillen
tussen mannen en vrouwen in non-verbaal gedrag
[Differences between men
and women in nonverbal behavior]
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Anneke Vrugt
en Ada Kerkstra
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| Abstract |
| In this article the research into the
differences between men and women in nonverbal behavior is reviewed. The following
topics are discussed: spatial behavior, touching, body orientation and movement,
visual interaction and paralanguage. With spatial behavior it appears that men and
women behave similarly toward strangers. Men and women keep a larger distance from a
man than from a woman, and both react more negatively to invasion by a man than by a
woman. In mixed interactions between strangers there are similarities too: men
and women speak louder and look less at their interlocutor than in same-sex
interaction. The three most important differences between men and women are that
women smile and look more at their interlocutor than do men and that men use more
ah-filled pauses than do women. These differences occur particularly in uneasy
situations or in same-sex interactions. In this article the results of the
researches are interpreted as being related to rules for associating with strangers, sex
role stereotypes and sex role attitudes. |
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| Vrugt, A.
& A. Kerkstra 1982 Verschillen tussen mannen en vrouwen in non-verbaal gedrag
[Differences between men and women in nonverbal behavior]. In Nederlands Tijdschrift
voor de Psychologie en haar Grensgebieden 37/7: 393-429. |
