Gender Differences in Personality across the Ten Aspects of the Big Five

@article{Weisberg2011GenderDI,
  title={Gender Differences in Personality across the Ten Aspects of the Big Five},
  author={Yanna J. Weisberg and Colin G. DeYoung and Jacob B Hirsh},
  journal={Frontiers in Psychology},
  year={2011},
  volume={2}
}
This paper investigates gender differences in personality traits, both at the level of the Big Five and at the sublevel of two aspects within each Big Five domain. Replicating previous findings, women reported higher Big Five Extraversion, Agreeableness, and Neuroticism scores than men. However, more extensive gender differences were found at the level of the aspects, with significant gender differences appearing in both aspects of every Big Five trait. For Extraversion, Openness, and… Expand
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