@article{ref1,
title="Greater male variability in overexcitabilities: Domain-specific patterns",
journal="Personality and individual differences",
year="2014",
author="He, Wu-jing and Wong, Wan-chi",
volume="66",
number="",
pages="27-32",
abstract="The greater male variability hypothesis posits that males exhibit greater variability than females in both mental and physical characteristics. The hypothesis has been supported in various giftedness-related constructs (e.g., intelligence, talents, creativity). This study extended this line of research to another giftedness-related psychological construct: overexcitability (OE). The Overexcitability Questionnaire-Two was administered to 836 (51% girls) 7-9th graders in Hong Kong to assess the five domains of OE (i.e., psychomotor, sensual, intellectual, imaginational, and emotional). The results suggested a domain-specific pattern of gender differences in the variability of OE scores. Greater male variability was found in the sensual, imaginational, and intellectual OE domains; male superiority was found in the psychomotor domain; and female superiority was found in the emotional domain. These domain-specific findings enrich the discourse surrounding the greater male variability hypothesis. Theoretical and educational implications regarding the findings are discussed.<p />",
language="en",
issn="0191-8869",
doi="10.1016/j.paid.2014.03.002",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2014.03.002"
}