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Locre: Adult sex differences in crying behavior.

Description

Female subjects reported crying significantly more frequently and intensely than did male subfects. Despite these sex differences, many evidences of similarity between the sexes in crying behavior were found.

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Subjects were asked to check any of 20 different situations (selected on the basis of preliminary study) which would be likely to make them cry.

Males

Percentages of subjects.

Females

Percentages of subjects.

Source

Lombardo, W. K. and Cretser, G.A. and Lombardo, B. (1983). "Fer cryin'out loud - there is a sex difference". Sex Roles, 9, 987--995.

Details

Subjects were students in introductory psychology and sociology classes, a general education requirement for a variety of majors and schools at California. The mean age of subjects was 22 years.

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