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→Women are more likely to be described as 'difficult' to deal with than men
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After holding ego and alter traits constant, close kin, ''especially female kin'' (sisters, mothers and older female romantic partners) and aging parents, were especially likely to be named as difficult alters. | After holding ego and alter traits constant, close kin, ''especially female kin'' (sisters, mothers and older female romantic partners) and aging parents, were especially likely to be named as difficult alters. | ||
Friends were less likely, and co-workers more likely, to be listed only as difficult alters. | Friends were less likely, and co-workers more likely, to be listed only as difficult alters. | ||
<span style="font-size:125%">'''Discussion:'''</span> | |||
The authors suggest the female overrepresentation among difficult people is best explained by women’s greater involvement in kinship networks, having the role of household managers and hence having more 'friction surface'. This explanation fails to explain the large difference between the perception of brothers and sisters, however. | The authors suggest the female overrepresentation among difficult people is best explained by women’s greater involvement in kinship networks, having the role of household managers and hence having more 'friction surface'. This explanation fails to explain the large difference between the perception of brothers and sisters, however. | ||