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| Sex differences: Sex differences in psychology refer to the distinct psychological traits and behaviors typically observed in males and females, influenced by biological, environmental, and cultural factors. These differences can manifest in areas such as cognitive abilities, emotional expression, aggression levels, communication styles, and vulnerability to certain mental health conditions. See also Behavior, Emotions, Cognition, Aggression, Communication, Gender, Gender identity._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Robert R. McCrae on Sex Differences - Dictionary of Arguments
Corr I 151 Gender differences/sex differences/McCrae: Research on the FFM ((s) >Five-Factor Model) has shown consistent patterns in gender differences. These differences are generally small, with substantial overlap between the distribution of traits in men and in women. But in most samples, women score higher in N ((s) >neuroticism) and A ((s) >agreeableness) than men. At the level of specific facets, there are sometimes differences within domain. Thus, both Warmth and Assertiveness are facets of E ((s) >extraversion), but women are typically warmer and men more assertive. Again, women are more open to aesthetic experiences, whereas men are more open to ideas. ((s) >Openness). Cf. (McCrae and Allik 2002)(1) and the Big Five Inventory (BFI) (Schmitt, Allik, McCrae et al. 2007)(2), Costa and McCrae 1992a(3) and McCrae, Terracciano et al. 2005(4). Cf. >Neuroticism, >Agreeableness, >Openness to experience, >Conscientiousness, >Introversion, >Extraversion, >Five-Factor Model. 1. McCrae, R. R. and Allik, J. (eds.) 2002. The Five-Factor Model of personality across cultures. New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers 2. Schmitt, D. P., Allik, J., McCrae, R. R., Benet-Martínez, V., Alcalay, L., Ault, L. et al. 2007. The geographic distribution of Big Five personality traits: patterns and profiles of human self-description across 56 nations, Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology 38: 173–212 3. Costa, P. T., Jr and McCrae, R. R. 1992a. Revised NEO Personality Inventory Inventory (NEO-PI-R) and NEO Five-Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI) professional manual. Odessa, FL: Psychological Assessment Resources 4. Terracciano, A., Abdel-Khalak, A. M., Ádám, N., Adamovová, L., Ahn, C.-k., Ahn, H.-n. et al. 2005. National character does not reflect mean personality trait levels in 49 cultures, Science 310: 96–100 Robert R. McCrae, “The Five-Factor Model of personality traits: consensus and controversy”, in: Corr, Ph. J. & Matthews, G. (eds.) 2009. The Cambridge Handbook of Personality Psychology. New York: Cambridge University Press_____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
McCrae, Robert R. Corr I Philip J. Corr Gerald Matthews The Cambridge Handbook of Personality Psychology New York 2009 Corr II Philip J. Corr (Ed.) Personality and Individual Differences - Revisiting the classical studies Singapore, Washington DC, Melbourne 2018 |
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