An experimental examination of the effects of sex and masculinity/ femininity on psychological, physiological, and behavioral responses during communication situations

Sex Roles

Volumn 51, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 91-99

  Hirokawa, Kumi ^a,c   Yagi, Akihiro ^a   Miyata, Yo ^b  

^a KWANSEI GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Kansai University   (Japan)

^c OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biological sex; Blink rate; Communication situation; Heart rate; Language tasks; Masculinity femininity; Video assessment

Indexed keywords

EID: 3042715922     PISSN: 03600025     EISSN: 15732762     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/b:sers.0000032317.18968.7e     Document Type: Article

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