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ArticleScientific reports2026

The power of many small sex differences in cognition, personality, and interests.

Agneta Herlitz, Joakim K E Frostegård, Martin Asperholm, Richard Bränström, Elizabeth Guest, Joakim Martinsen, Hedda Sonnegård, Kimmo Sorjonen, Lisa B Thorell, Björn N Persson

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10 authors.

Agneta HerlitzDivision of Psychology, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. Agneta.Herlitz@ki.se.
Joakim K E FrostegårdDivision of Psychology, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Martin AsperholmDivision of Psychology, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Richard BränströmDivision of Psychology, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Elizabeth GuestDivision of Psychology, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Joakim MartinsenDivision of Psychology, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Hedda SonnegårdDivision of Psychology, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Kimmo SorjonenDivision of Psychology, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Lisa B ThorellDivision of Psychology, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Björn N PerssonDivision of Psychology, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

It has repeatedly been shown that most psychological sex differences are small, with largely overlapping distributions. This study examined whether multiple small sex differences-across cognitive performance, personality traits, and interests-can collectively distinguish between males and females and predict real-life outcomes. Participants (N

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CognitionPersonalitySex CharacteristicsAdultFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedSex FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesCognitionInterestPersonalityPrediction accuracySex differences

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