TY - JOUR
T1 - Sex differences in emotional awareness
AU - Feldman Barrett, Lisa
AU - Lane, Richard D.
AU - Sechrest, Lee
AU - Schwartz, Gary E.
PY - 2000/9
Y1 - 2000/9
N2 - The present study examined sex differences in the complexity and differentiation of people's representations of emotional experience. Female participants from seven different samples, ranging in age, scholastic performance, socioeconomic status, and culture, scored higher on a performance test of emotional awareness than did male participants. Women consistently displayed more complexity and differentiation in their articulations of emotional experiences than did men, even when the effect of verbal intelligence was controlled. Together, the findings suggest that a sex difference in display of emotional awareness is a stable, highly generalizable effect. Implications of these findings are presented.
AB - The present study examined sex differences in the complexity and differentiation of people's representations of emotional experience. Female participants from seven different samples, ranging in age, scholastic performance, socioeconomic status, and culture, scored higher on a performance test of emotional awareness than did male participants. Women consistently displayed more complexity and differentiation in their articulations of emotional experiences than did men, even when the effect of verbal intelligence was controlled. Together, the findings suggest that a sex difference in display of emotional awareness is a stable, highly generalizable effect. Implications of these findings are presented.
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U2 - 10.1177/01461672002611001
DO - 10.1177/01461672002611001
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0034259497
SN - 0146-1672
VL - 26
SP - 1027
EP - 1035
JO - Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
JF - Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
IS - 9
ER -