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. 2020 Jan 3;24(3):321–349. doi: 10.1177/1368430219888274

Table 3.

Dependent measures by participant type and target stereotypicality.

Target stereotypicality
STEM-stereotypic
Mean (SD)
Feminine-stereotypic
Mean (SD)
Pilot experiment
 Friendship formation
  STEM men 2.65 (0.85) 2.80 (0.83)
  STEM women 2.93 (0.83) 3.00 (0.79)
  Non-STEM women 2.75 (0.70) 2.94 (0.63)
 Friendship integration
  STEM men 2.13 (0.79) 1.86 (0.66)
  STEM women 2.23 (0.55) 1.81 (0.60)
  Non-STEM women 2.24 (0.75) 2.28 (0.69)
Experiment 1
 Friendship formation
  STEM men 2.70 (0.85) 2.71 (0.83)
  STEM women 2.90 (0.79) 2.60 (0.81)
  Non-STEM women 2.88 (0.83) 2.70 (0.67)
 Friendship integration
  STEM men 2.07 (0.87) 2.17 (0.76)
  STEM women 2.33 (0.80) 2.06 (0.89)
  Non-STEM women 2.27 (0.77) 2.33 (0.57)
Experiment 2
 Friendship formation
  STEM men 2.84 (0.91) 2.84 (0.90)
  STEM women 2.85 (0.84) 2.54 (0.96)
  Non-STEM women 2.87 (0.81) 3.01 (0.73)
 Friendship integration
  STEM men 2.07 (0.80) 2.07 (0.72)
  STEM women 2.23 (0.71) 2.02 (0.72)
  Non-STEM women 2.43 (0.70) 2.47 (0.62)
 Reputational influence
  STEM men 1.71 (0.86) 1.75 (0.85)
  STEM women 1.57 (0.82) 1.51 (0.78)
  Non-STEM women 1.64 (0.84) 1.61 (0.88)
 Reputational harm
  STEM men 2.84 (0.62) 2.81 (0.55)
  STEM women 2.83 (0.50) 2.98 (0.44)
  Non-STEM women 2.88 (0.63) 2.74 (0.52)

Note. Reputational “influence” and “harm” reflect degree and direction of reputational concerns.