This is a list of specific psychological tests by the effect size for gender as reported in the most recent meta-analysis or norm. Only some psychological tests have been the subject of such research.
The standard guidelines for interpreting effect size state that 0.2 is a small difference; 0.5 is medium difference, one that would be noticeable to a casual observer; 0.8 is large difference, one that would be obvious to a casual observer."THRESHOLDS FOR INTERPRETING EFFECT SIZES".
Self-report scales
TestEffect sizeHigher scoring groupYear publishedKolb's Learning Styles Inventory - Concrete Experience0.01Severiens, Sabine E., and Geert TM Ten Dam. "Gender differences in learning styles: A narrative review and quantitative meta-analysis." Higher Education 27.4 (1994): 487-501.Women1994Kolb's Learning Styles Inventory - Reflective Observation0.01Women1994Kolb's Learning Styles Inventory - Active Experimentation0.02Women1994Barratt Impulsiveness Scale0.11Men2011Kolb's Learning Styles Inventory - Abstract Conceptualization0.16Men1994Narcissistic Personality Inventory0.15Twenge, Jean M., et al. "Egos Inflating Over Time: A Cross‐Temporal Meta‐Analysis of the Narcissistic Personality Inventory." Journal of personality 76.4 (2008): 875-902.Men2008Rosenberg self-esteem scale0.22Kling, Kristen C., et al. "Gender differences in self-esteem: a meta-analysis." Psychological bulletin 125.4 (1999): 470.Men1999Tennessee Self-Concept Scale0.48Gentile, Brittany, et al. "Gender differences in domain-specific self-esteem: A meta-analysis." Review of General Psychology 13.1 (2009): 34.Men2009Bem Sex-Role Inventory - Masculinity0.48Men1997Sensation Seeking Scale0.48Cross, Catharine P., Lee T. Copping, and Anne Campbell. "Sex differences in impulsivity: a meta-analysis." Psychological bulletin 137.1 (2011): 97.Men2011Bem Sex-Role Inventory - Femininity 0.83Twenge, Jean M. "Changes in masculine and feminine traits over time: A meta-analysis." Sex roles 36.5-6 (1997): 305-325.Women2011
Objective tests
TestEffect sizeHigher scoring groupYear publishedRaven's Progressive Matrices0.33Lynn, Richard, and Paul Irwing. "Sex differences on the progressive matrices: A meta-analysis." Intelligence 32.5 (2004): 481-498.Men2004Purdue Spatial Visualization Test: Visualization of Rotations0.57Maeda, Y., & Yoon, S. Y. (2013). A Meta-Analysis on Gender Differences in Mental Rotation Ability Measured by the Purdue Spatial Visualization Tests: Visualization of Rotations (PSVT: R). Educational Psychology Review, 25(1), 69-94.Men2013Mental Rotations Test0.94Linn, Marcia C., and Anne C. Petersen. "Emergence and characterization of sex differences in spatial ability: A meta-analysis." Child development (1985): 1479-1498.Men1985
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