Sex differences in chess performance: Analyzing participation rates, age, and practice in chess tournaments

被引：18

作者：

Blanch, Angel ^{[1
,2
]}

Aluja, Anton ^{[1
,2
]}

Cornado, Maria-Pau ^{[3
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Lleida, Dept Psychol, Lleida 25001, Catalonia, Spain

[2] Univ Lleida, Inst Biomed Res IRB Lleida, Lleida 25001, Catalonia, Spain

[3] Univ Lleida, Dept Catalan Philol & Commun, Lleida 25001, Catalonia, Spain

来源：

PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES | 2015年 / 86卷

关键词：

Chess; Sex differences; Age; Practice; MATHEMATICAL REASONING ABILITY; ADULT INTELLECTUAL-DEVELOPMENT; DELIBERATE PRACTICE; GENDER-DIFFERENCES; INDIVIDUAL-DIFFERENCES; HUMAN INTELLIGENCE; SPATIAL ABILITIES; EXPERTISE; COGNITION; PLAYERS;

D O I：

10.1016/j.paid.2015.06.004

中图分类号：

B84 [心理学];

学科分类号：

04 ; 0402 ;

摘要：

This study analyzed sex differences in chess Elo ratings with chess tournament data. We evaluated whether sex differences were due to differential participation rates of males and females, and whether age and practice were able to predict differences in chess ability. There were meaningful sex differences in Elo ratings unrelated to different participation rates. Age and practice predicted sex differences in Elo chess ratings for females, but not for males. The findings paralleled those concerning sex differences in cognitive ability research, and supported that biosocial factors (i.e., age and practice) rather than divergences in participation rates of males and females in the domain influenced the extreme sex differences in Elo ratings. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：117 / 121

页数：5

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