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| Title |
Women Are Better at Selecting Gifts than Men
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, December 2013
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0081643 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Monique M. H. Pollmann, Ilja van Beest |
| Abstract |
There is a widespread belief that women are better at selecting gifts than men; however, this claim has not been assessed on the basis of objective criteria. The current studies do exactly that and show that women do indeed make better gift selections for others, regardless of the gender of the receiver and the type of relationship between the giver and receiver. We investigate the mediating role of different aspects of interpersonal sensitivity and reveal that differences in interpersonal interest (measured with an autism questionnaire), but not differences in interpersonal reactivity, explain gender differences in gift selection quality. The current studies thus present the first objective evidence for the claim that women are better in selecting gifts for others and also give an indication of why this is the case. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 92 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 13% |
| United Kingdom | 8 | 9% |
| Spain | 7 | 8% |
| Saudi Arabia | 3 | 3% |
| Japan | 3 | 3% |
| Italy | 2 | 2% |
| Argentina | 2 | 2% |
| Belgium | 2 | 2% |
| Australia | 2 | 2% |
| Other | 12 | 13% |
| Unknown | 39 | 42% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 64 | 70% |
| Scientists | 15 | 16% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 7 | 8% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 6 | 7% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 36 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 3% |
| Portugal | 1 | 3% |
| France | 1 | 3% |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 32 | 89% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 7 | 19% |
| Student > Master | 5 | 14% |
| Other | 4 | 11% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 4 | 11% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 4 | 11% |
| Other | 4 | 11% |
| Unknown | 8 | 22% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 11 | 31% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 3 | 8% |
| Social Sciences | 2 | 6% |
| Neuroscience | 2 | 6% |
| Computer Science | 2 | 6% |
| Other | 7 | 19% |
| Unknown | 9 | 25% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 139. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 27 November 2023.
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