Why do women worry more than men?

Scientists have long known that women of all ages tend to be more anxious and have more serious concerns than men. Women are also more likely to see risks in situations, and from there, become more anxious than men.

Now we know the reason

According to two recent studies, women believe more than men that past experiences can accurately predict the future. The study included two groups of children aged 3-6 years and adults both male and female, understanding the extent to which participants thought anxiety could be caused by obsession. that a bad event that happened in the past can happen again in the future (this skill in the simplest form is important for making decisions and recognizing risks).

In the first study, participants listened to six stories, including characters who were harmed or hurt by another person or an animal. Many days later, the character still feels anxious or changes his behavior when facing the person who once harmed him before. (For example, boy A steals another B's boy's toy, he may be worried about seeing A boy again and will hide the new toy he is playing).

The second study is also self-contained, except that the villain (person or animal) passing by just looks like the previous one actually hurt the main character.

After finishing each story, the study participants are asked to explain why the main character worries or changes his behavior.

Females - both children and adults - tend to use uncertainty, uncertain to explain the protagonist's reaction. That is, they try to explain that reaction in the direction that things can happen, not what will happen. They also tend to outperform men, predicting that the main characters when they see new characters (in the second study) - though they look just like villains - will still feel anxious, because of them. think that the new character will also hurt me

The tendency to worry about the past - to - the - future - is also very vulnerable, meaning that if there are people in your family who are worried, others will easily be worried. This development begins as a child, before going to school, which means that the way you behave can completely affect your child - even if you don't notice and think it is too young to understand. how you think or act.

Dang My Dung