Sex Differences Summarizing More Than a Century o

Authors: Sarah Wolff David A Puts

Publish Date: 2009/11/05

Volume: 38, Issue: 6, Pages: 1070-

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Abstract

In this volume Ellis et al have compiled a massive compendium of citations for reported sex differences References cited are located on a compact disc that accompanies the book Ellis et al placed few constraints on the research they report including human and nonhuman animal studies as well as all age groups Approximately 18000 studies are cited some of which report more than one sex difference for a total of about 30000 citations These are condensed into 1920 tables organized with the intent of updating as new studies are publishedTables are divided into rows by the direction of the sex difference or no significant difference and into columns by age “infant” in humans 1 year “toddler” in humans 1–2 years “early childhood” in humans 3–5 years “childhood” in humans 6–12 years “adolescent” in humans 13–18 years and “adult” in humans 19 years or older Citations are categorized within cells according to seven world regions Africa Asia Europe

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