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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 430-433 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Personality and Individual Differences |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - Feb 2011 |
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Digit ratio is linked to affective empathy in women. / Kempe, Vera; Heffernan, Emer.
In: Personality and Individual Differences, Vol. 50, No. 3, 02.2011, p. 430-433.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
TY - JOUR
T1 - Digit ratio is linked to affective empathy in women
AU - Kempe, Vera
AU - Heffernan, Emer
PY - 2011/2
Y1 - 2011/2
N2 - We tested whether links exist between 2D:4D and affective vs. cognitive empathy. Sixty men and sixty women completed a questionnaire testing these two aspects of empathy. Finger lengths were measured directly using digital callipers. The results showed a positive relationship between left 2D:4D and affective empathy in women when right 2D:4D and age were controlled. These findings suggest that prenatal testosterone exposure may exert organisational effects on affective reactions to other individuals’ affective states more than on Theory of Mind or social skills.
AB - We tested whether links exist between 2D:4D and affective vs. cognitive empathy. Sixty men and sixty women completed a questionnaire testing these two aspects of empathy. Finger lengths were measured directly using digital callipers. The results showed a positive relationship between left 2D:4D and affective empathy in women when right 2D:4D and age were controlled. These findings suggest that prenatal testosterone exposure may exert organisational effects on affective reactions to other individuals’ affective states more than on Theory of Mind or social skills.
U2 - 10.1016/j.paid.2010.10.024
DO - 10.1016/j.paid.2010.10.024
M3 - Article
VL - 50
SP - 430
EP - 433
JO - Personality and Individual Differences
JF - Personality and Individual Differences
SN - 0191-8869
IS - 3
ER -