Gender differences in the effect of subjective feedback in an online game

Anna Lovasz, Ewa Cukrowska-Torzewska, Mariann Rigó and Agnes Szabo-Morvai ()

Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics (formerly The Journal of Socio-Economics), 2022, vol. 98, issue C

Abstract: We test for gender differences in the impact of subjective feedback, using an online game with randomized treatment in the form of pop-up texts and graphics. We estimate the impact of giving encouragement or praise on performance (score, accuracy) and persistence (number of games played). We find some evidence of gender differences: while praise has little impact, encouragement has a positive impact on the persistence and performance of females and a negative impact on the performance of males. These are driven by those with low task-related confidence. The findings suggest that giving more individualized feedback – such as encouragement to females with low task-related confidence – can potentially improve gender equality, especially in traditionally male fields.

Keywords: Gender differences; Supervisory feedback; Non-cognitive traits (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I24 J16 J24 M50 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socec.2022.101854

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