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Women are around 40% more generous than men in "Dictator Game" lab experiments measuring generosity, with personality traits and emotions affecting donation decisions

02.12.25 | PLOS

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Gender differences in dictator giving: A high-power laboratory test
Percentage of males and females reporting rationality vs. positive, negative, or other emotions as a reason for their decision in the DG. Credit: Barreda-Tarrazona et al., 2025, PLOS One, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Women are around 40% more generous than men in "Dictator Game" lab experiments measuring generosity, with personality traits and emotions affecting donation decisions

Article URL : https://plos.io/40FyAnh

Article title: Gender differences in dictator giving: A high-power laboratory test

Author countries: Spain

Funding: This work was supported by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (PID2021-123053OB-I00) and Jaume I University (UJI-B2021-23). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript..

PLOS One

10.1371/journal.pone.0317886

Gender differences in dictator giving: A high-power laboratory test

12-Feb-2025

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Keywords

Emotions Gender Studies Personality Tests Personality Traits Psychological Science Social Research Social Sciences

Article Information

Journal
PLOS One
DOI
10.1371/journal.pone.0317886
Article Publication Date
2025-02-12
Article Title
Gender differences in dictator giving: A high-power laboratory test
COI Statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Contact Information

Hanna Abdallah
PLOS
onepress@plos.org

How to Cite This Article

APA:
PLOS. (2025, February 12). Women are around 40% more generous than men in "Dictator Game" lab experiments measuring generosity, with personality traits and emotions affecting donation decisions. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/LPED6X08/women-are-around-40-more-generous-than-men-in-dictator-game-lab-experiments-measuring-generosity-with-personality-traits-and-emotions-affecting-donation-decisions.html
MLA:
"Women are around 40% more generous than men in "Dictator Game" lab experiments measuring generosity, with personality traits and emotions affecting donation decisions." Brightsurf News, Feb. 12 2025, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/LPED6X08/women-are-around-40-more-generous-than-men-in-dictator-game-lab-experiments-measuring-generosity-with-personality-traits-and-emotions-affecting-donation-decisions.html.