She more than he: Gender bias supports the empathic nature of yawn contagion in Homo sapiens
Norscia, I., Demuru, E., Palagi, E.
· 2015
★ NIFPlay Rating: 7
Rating Scale
10 Rigorous play-specific science
6–9 General biological science
5 Sound play research (uncontrolled)
1–4 Less rigorous / indirect
0 Indirect but high value
Documents stronger yawn contagion in women than men, supporting the social contagion and empathy basis of yawning, relevant to understanding emotional mimicry in social play contexts.
