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I guess I'm reading this wrong. >Two studies revealed that men are more likely than women to evaluate their former romantic partners more favorably. A third, l

I guess I'm reading this wrong. >Two studies revealed that men are more likely than women to evaluate their former romantic partners more favorably. A third, larger study replicated this finding. All three studies yielded medium effect sizes (Cohen, 1988). A fourth study indicated that these findings are not intuitively obvious to most laypersons since only one in four laypeople (24%) anticipated these findings (and with most people predicting no gender difference). >In closing, the present research documents a new phenomenon that seems far from obvious to most people. Women tend to have more negative attitudes toward their former romantic partners than men do. While our studies document this stable gender difference, we do not know its specific origins. Even though both evolutionary and gender role theories provide some valuable insights, additional research is needed to pin down the key origins. The use of longitudinal studies in which individuals are followed across time and relationships to determine how and why ex-partner views develop will be particularly helpful in this regard. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1948550619876633 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/19485506198766...

moate 7y ago
Yes? Your point: >>The point of all of this, I feel is that to many people, the epiphany the article is making was quite obvious, although it is neat to see this quantified. Their Point: >> A fourth study indicated that these findings are not intuitively obvious to most laypersons since only one in four laypeople (24%) anticipated these findings (and with most people predicting no gender difference). Your point and their point are in conflict. You say "many people think this finding is quite obvious". I guess 24% is technically "many" people, but it's a clear minority. I wouldn't describe something that only 1:4 people expected as being something "many people" expected. Maybe "some" or "a minority of people".
- aphextim 7y ago
  I guess how I looked at it was comparing the 24% vs the 14% to compare the fact that those who did perceive a difference leaned almost 2:1 towards the idea that males had a more positive view vs females. To me I find that anyone thinking that there are no differences between the sexes: >Of the 487 participants, 62% (n = 302) indicated that they did not believe in the gender difference. Are the ignorant majority and would rather focus on those who were smart enough to perceive a difference and then which way those people were leaning. I am probably falling into my own bias doing it this way, I am no statistician and just wanted to explain my reasoning on this. I do agree with you that 24% out of the entirety of the study is a clear minority. I guess I should have phrased it better, "The point of all of this, I feel is that to many people who are not ignorant to the differences in sex, the epiphany of this article was something quite obvious" or something like that.

moate 7y ago

Yes? Your point: >>The point of all of this, I feel is that to many people, the epiphany the article is making was quite obvious, although it is neat to see this quantified. Their Point: >> A fourth study indicated that these findings are not intuitively obvious to most laypersons since only one in four laypeople (24%) anticipated these findings (and with most people predicting no gender difference). Your point and their point are in conflict. You say "many people think this finding is quite obvious". I guess 24% is technically "many" people, but it's a clear minority. I wouldn't describe something that only 1:4 people expected as being something "many people" expected. Maybe "some" or "a minority of people".

aphextim 7y ago
I guess how I looked at it was comparing the 24% vs the 14% to compare the fact that those who did perceive a difference leaned almost 2:1 towards the idea that males had a more positive view vs females. To me I find that anyone thinking that there are no differences between the sexes: >Of the 487 participants, 62% (n = 302) indicated that they did not believe in the gender difference. Are the ignorant majority and would rather focus on those who were smart enough to perceive a difference and then which way those people were leaning. I am probably falling into my own bias doing it this way, I am no statistician and just wanted to explain my reasoning on this. I do agree with you that 24% out of the entirety of the study is a clear minority. I guess I should have phrased it better, "The point of all of this, I feel is that to many people who are not ignorant to the differences in sex, the epiphany of this article was something quite obvious" or something like that.