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Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Vol. 16, No. 3, 531-540 (1990)
DOI: 10.1177/0146167290163011
© 1990 Society for Personality and Social Psychology, Inc.

Status, Sex, and Smiling

The Effect of Role on Smiling in Men and Women

Francine M. Deutsch

Mount Holyoke College

Based on previous work showing that sex is a "diffuse status cue" (Berger, Rosenholtz, & Zelditch, 1980), the hypothesis that women smile more than men because of status differences between the sexes was evaluated Status was manipulated by assigning men and women to the roles of interviewer (high power) or applicant (low power) in simulated job interviews with either male or female partners. As predicted, overall, applicants smiled more than interviewers, demonstrating that smiling does reflect status. However, the sex composition of the pairs also influenced smiling frequency. Male interviewers smiled significantly less than their applicant partners, whereas female interviewers did not. The results suggest that, compared with females, males may more readily experience power and dominance as concomitants of high-status roles, which may then be reflected in the frequency of their smiling.


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