Examining Men’s Status Shield and Status Bonus: How Gender Frames the Emotional Labor and Job Satisfaction of Nurses

Cottingham, Marci D.; Erickson, Rebecca J.; Diefendorff, James M.

doi:10.1007/s11199-014-0419-z

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“…Specific to the latter part of this finding, these men seem to be experiencing a “status bonus” (Cottingham, Erickson, & Diefendorff, 2014, p. 4), such that when men report higher average emotion work across a week, they are not only “shielded from the negative effects of covering emotion” (Cottingham et al, 2014, p. 1), but they benefit in terms of lower volatility in love and commitment compared to women. That is, men’s privileged status often shields them from having to enact emotion work as often as women (Cottingham et al, 2014; Hochschild 1983/2003).…”

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Gender, Emotion Work, and Relationship Quality: A Daily Diary Study

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We use the gender relations perspective from feminist theorizing to investigate how gender and daily emotion work predict daily relationship quality in 74 couples (148 individuals in dating, cohabiting, or married relationships) primarily from the southwest U.S. Emotion work is characterized by activities that enhance others’ emotional well-being. We examined emotion work two ways: trait (individuals’ average levels) and state (individuals’ daily fluctuations). We examined actor and partner effects of emotion work and tested for gender differences. As outcome variables, we included six types of daily relationship quality: love, commitment, satisfaction, closeness, ambivalence, and conflict. This approach allowed us to predict three aspects of relationship quality: average levels, daily fluctuations, and volatility (overall daily variability across a week). Three patterns emerged. First, emotion work predicted relationship quality in this diverse set of couples. Second, gender differences were minimal for fixed effects: Trait and state emotion work predicted higher average scores on, and positive daily increases in, individuals’ own positive relationship quality and lower average ambivalence. Third, gender differences were more robust for volatility: For partner effects, having a partner who reported higher average emotion work predicted lower volatility in love, satisfaction, and closeness for women versus greater volatility in love and commitment for men. Neither gender nor emotion work predicted average levels, daily fluctuations, or volatility in conflict. We discuss implications and future directions pertaining to the unique role of gender in understanding the associations between daily emotion work and volatility in daily relationship quality for relational partners.

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“…That is, men’s privileged status often shields them from having to enact emotion work as often as women (Cottingham et al, 2014; Hochschild 1983/2003). …”

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“…This study also evaluates the likely success of attempts to recruit men into this profession by using and challenging stereotypes. Cottingham et al (2014) also focused on male nurses, extending studies of Hochschild's (1983) status shield concept (a form of male privilege in the workplace) to include relations between a status shield and job satisfaction among men in nursing.…”

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Men in Female-Dominated Vocations: a Rationale for Academic Study and Introduction to the Special Issue

Shen-Miller

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2015

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This introduction to the special issue on men in female-dominated vocations provides a rationale for examining this topic. To date, this topic has garnered relatively little research attention even though work is often identified as a central aspect of men's identity. Although millions of men perform Bwomen's work^in a broad range of fields, the extant database around the world focuses primarily on male nurses and teachers and tends to focus on ways to recruit and retain men in these professions. We argue that studying men in female-dominated vocations is important because it furthers our understanding of the workplace in general, as well as the ways in which men experience, understand, and navigate challenges to their masculinity. Moreover, expanding our knowledge of men in female-dominated vocations has important theoretical implications for theories addressing gender-based equality and power dynamics, the psychology of men and masculinity, and intersecting identities (or intersectionality). After a brief overview of the literature and establishing this rationale, we introduce the articles in the special issue. The majority of the papers in this special issue are based on U.S. samples, with one exception from the U.K.

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“…The study by Cottingham et al (2014) explores gender differences in the performance and impact of emotional labor in nursing. Emotional labor refers to the requirement of some jobs to manipulate one's feelings in order to control the emotional responses of other people.…”

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Crossing Over: Interdisciplinary Research on “Men who do Women’s Work”

Williams

2015

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This commentary discusses three themes that are addressed by this collection of articles on men in femaledominated occupations: (1) the characteristics of men who cross over into female-dominated occupations; (2) how men fare in university programs where they are in the minority; and (3) the on-the-job advantages and disadvantages that accrue to men who do women's work. Suggestions are made for additional research, and the importance of interdisciplinary approaches is emphasized.

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Examining Men’s Status Shield and Status Bonus: How Gender Frames the Emotional Labor and Job Satisfaction of Nurses

Cited by 74 publications

References 59 publications

Gender, Emotion Work, and Relationship Quality: A Daily Diary Study

Gender, Emotion Work, and Relationship Quality: A Daily Diary Study

Men in Female-Dominated Vocations: a Rationale for Academic Study and Introduction to the Special Issue

Crossing Over: Interdisciplinary Research on “Men who do Women’s Work”

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