The aims of this article are:(i) to provide a quantitative overview of sex differences in human
psychological attributes; and (ii) to consider evidence for their possible evolutionary origins …

Men are overrepresented in socially problematic behaviors, such as aggression and
criminal behavior, which have been linked to impulsivity. Our review of impulsivity is …

Despite the common lay assumption that males and females are profoundly different, Hyde
(2005) used data from 46 meta-analyses to demonstrate that males and females are highly …

Men score higher than women on measures of sensation-seeking, defined as a willingness
to engage in novel or intense activities. This sex difference has been explained in terms of …

Suicide is one of the leading causes of death worldwide, mortality from suicide being
approximately 2%. Attempted suicide appears to be a major risk factor for suicide …

Although suggested as an important contributor to the development and maintenance of
eating disorders, temperament has not previously been studied adopting a meta‐analytical …

Numerous studies have documented subtle but consistent sex differences in self-reports and
observer-ratings of five-factor personality traits, and such effects were found to show well …

Psychologists have uncovered dozens of ways men and women differ in affect, behavior,
and cognition. Social role theorists assume that men's and women's psychological …

Background Cloninger's psychobiological model of personality has been extensively
applied to subjects affected by mood disorders (MOOD). However, most studies are widely …

BACKGROUND: Behavioural inhibition and more specifically harm avoidance temperament
dimension (HA) has been found to be associated with depression. Temperament and …