Why women yawn a whole lot more

Females are more likely to catch other peoples yawns due to their more empathetic nature. Photo: Filepic

Italian scientists who documented humans interacting in everyday situations have found that women are more susceptible to catching the urge to yawn from others than men are.

The findings, published in the journal Royal Society Open Science, may shed light on this social contagion, and on the differences in empathetic capacity between women and men.