New approaches shed light on the magnitude of sex differences in personality
&gt;&gt; Consistent with prior research, the researchers found that the following traits are most exaggerated among females when considered separately from the rest of the gestalt: sensitivity, tender-mindedness, warmth, anxiety, appreciation of beauty, and openness to change. For males, the most exaggerated traits were emotional stability, assertiveness&#x2F;dominance, dutifulness, conservatism, and conformity to social hierarchy and traditional structure.<p>I am very skeptical of any claim that such vague and abstract behaviour descriptions can be measured with accuracy. The cited studies are claimed to have been conducted cross-culturally, but I really doubt that different cultures would really assign the same meaning to these words. Even people within the same culture would understand what &quot;sensitivity&quot; or &quot;dutifulness&quot; means differently. For instance, if I like flowers, am I &quot;sensitive&quot;? If I cry at weddings? If I cry at Game of Thrones? At MMA fights? [1]<p>_____________<p>[1] It&#x27;s not a joke. I cried at the end of the Coleman-Emelianenko fight. When they hug at the end, with Coleman&#x27;s face a bloody mess? I cried my fucking eyes out. Does that make me &quot;sensitive&quot;? &quot;Appreciating of beauty&quot;?