Eagly and Crowley's research shows that gender differences in helping behaviors are dependent on ______.

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Eagly and Crowley's research found that gender differences in helping behaviors are dependent on the type of helping and which gender role it typically falls under. For example, women are more likely to engage in nurturant helping behaviors, like providing emotional support, whereas men are more likely to engage in instrumental helping behaviors, like fixing a broken item. However, if the helping behavior falls outside of traditional gender roles, like a man providing emotional support, the gender differences in helping behaviors tend to disappear. The gender of the recipient of the helping behavior, if the individual had a same-gender role model who displayed helping behaviors, and if the helping behavior was convenient or inconvenient to the helper were not found to significantly impact gender differences in helping behaviors.

Eagly and Crowley's Research Shows That Gender Differences in Helping