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An eye-catching new study shows just how different the experience of walking home at night is for women versus men.

The study, led by Brigham Young University public health professor Robbie Chaney, provides clear visual evidence of the constant environmental scanning women conduct as they walk in the dark, a safety consideration the study shows is unique to their experience.

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[-] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Interesting.

I'm certain there are very real differences between men and women in this regard, but the methodology feels like it reduces the quality of the data.

It would have been nice if the researchers could have used eye tracking to see where people were actually looking, rather than asking them to click on what drew their attention. There's surely at least some difference between what people are actually doing, versus what they self-report as doing when asked about it.

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