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Publication details [#61642]

Lange, Benjamin P., Eugen Zaretsky and Harald A. Euler. 2016. Pseudo Names Are More Than Hollow Words. Sex Differences in the Choice of Pseudonyms. Journal of Language and Social Psychology 35 (3) : 287–304.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Place, Publisher
Routledge

Annotation

Male and female pseudonyms appear otherwise perceived as to sex-typical properties (partly drawing on the Bem Sex-Role Inventory), the Big Five, and creativity. Gender contrasts as to linguistic patterns (e.g., pseudonym size) could neither account for unriddled sex, nor for higher creativity evaluation of male pseudonyms. Individuals even employ sole words to deduce notable information (e.g., sex) on their users.