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Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Vol. 28, No. 7, 913-925 (2002)

Reexamining the Effects of Solo Status for Women and Men

Kathleen Fuegen

Monica Biernat

University of Kansas

This article explores the outcomes of solo status and the processesby which solos are evaluated within a group decision-makingcontext. Six-person groups of varying gender composition weregiven a task to solve individually and as a group. Followinggroup discussion, participants evaluated themselves and theirgroupmates on task-oriented and social-oriented skills. Unlikeprevious research, solo women were evaluated positively by theirgroupmates, and they suffered no performance decrements resultingfrom solo status. Furthermore, the evaluations solo womenreceived accurately reflected their contributions to the group,although men's favorable evaluations in their groups were notsimilarly explained. Results are discussed in terms of a model inwhich social reality mediates the relationship between women'ssolo status and outcome, whereas perceiver stereotyping may contributeto favorable evaluations of men.

Key Words: stereotyping • gender • solo status • performance • anxiety


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