Emmy Darling was awarded the 2002 Psi Chi Regional Research Award presented by the National Office of Psi Chi (The National Honor Society for Psychology) and a check for $300 for her research paper presented at the Western Psychological Association Conference in Irvine California on April 14, 2002.
The paper was entitled Manipulative Or Ethical: University Students’ Perceptions of Networking by Gender
This study examines how students view a person who networks for career advancement. University students (N = 128) were randomly given one of two scenarios describing a person who achieved a managerial position through networking, Mark or Mary.
The scenarios were identical except for the gender of the networker. The students evaluated the behavior of the networker on a 5-point scale labeled “ethical” and “manipulative” ranging from 1 = “Not at all” to 5 = “Extremely”.
Students were asked to predict the networker’s future success using a quantitative estimate and open-ended questions that were evaluated qualitatively for negative and positive stereotypes by gender. The results and qualitative responses were analyzed and discussed in light of the increase in university students’ advocacy for equal rights in hiring procedures. Look for the write up in the next edition of Eye on Psi Chi, the National Psi Chi Bulletin. Emmy Darling is a psychology student at the junior level. She completed her research at CSUB in the Spring of 2001 and submitted a summary of her work to the Western Psychological Association for review in Oct of 2001 to be accepted in this competition.
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