Women exaggerate, men downplay: Gendered endorsement of emotional dramatization stereotypes contributes to gender bias in pain expectations

2023/08/08 by Gina A. Paganini, Kevin M. Summers, Leanne ten Brinke +1 · 14 citations
Medicine · Neuroscience · Psychology · #Developmental psychology #Dramatization #Emotions and Moral Behavior #Empathy and Medical Education #Exaggeration #Psychiatry #Psychology #Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment #Social psychology

paper · doi:10.1016/j.jesp.2023.104520

openalex publication_date 2023/08/08 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/02

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