Abstract
Women expressing a preference for the traditionally male sex-typed competitive styles of leisure preferences (e.g. basketball, volleyball and handball) yielded substantially higher scores on work-oriented competitiveness. Furthermore, women who preferred to avoid competitive off-work activities demonstrated significantly different work attitude profiles compared with the competitive-oriented individuals, in terms of lower competitiveness at work, work ethic, achievement motivation and achievement/confirmity. This spill-over between work and leisure was also observed amongst men, but was less marked. Men who conform to their role-appropriate stereotype (preference for competitive ball games involving physical feats and bodily coordination) were more inclined to display high achievement motivation and greater feelings of competitiveness at work. A preference for competitive styles of leisure was further linked to a high valuation of money. The relationship between exercise and work attitudes was also moderated by gender: women who exercised on a regular basis, in contrast to men, revealed work attitude profiles significantly different from those of non-exercisers.
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