A sex difference in the predisposition for physical competition: males play sports much more than females even in the contemporary U.S.

Much evidence indicates that men experienced an evolutionary history of physical competition, both one-on-one and in coalitions. We thus hypothesized that, compared to girls and women, boys and men will possess a greater motivational predisposition to be interested in sports, especially team sports....

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Published in:	PLoS ONE
Main Authors:	Robert O Deaner, David C Geary, David A Puts, Sandra A Ham, Judy Kruger, Elizabeth Fles, Bo Winegard, Terry Grandis
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Online Access:	http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3498324?pdf=render