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Gender difference in self-reported empathy: Effects of task instructions and exposure to gender essentialism primes

Namitha Rajasekhar,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Psychology & Neuroscience, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, United Kingdom
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Anna Redly,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Psychology & Neuroscience, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, United Kingdom
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Shevantika Nanda,

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation School of Psychology & Neuroscience, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, United Kingdom
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Gillian R. Brown

Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – original draft

* E-mail: grb4@st-andrews.ac.uk

Affiliation School of Psychology & Neuroscience, University of St Andrews, St Andrews, United Kingdom
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Gender difference in self-reported empathy: Effects of task instructions and exposure to gender essentialism primes

Namitha Rajasekhar,
Anna Redly,
Shevantika Nanda,
Gillian R. Brown

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Published: December 12, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0337211

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