Post Date December, 03 2023
Pressure is a kind of emotion closely associated with the invisible. Whether men or women want to live or survive, there will be pressure. It has been widely believed that women are better at coping with stress than men.
However, a study reported on the "Daily Medicine" website recently broke this "dogma": men also respond positively to pressure and become more friendly and cooperative.
The research published in the Journal of Psychological Science by researchers from the University of Freiburg in Germany recruited some male university volunteers, so that half of them would bear great pressure through the forthcoming public speech, while the other half would do some relaxation activities without pressure at all. Subsequently, both groups participated in team games and measured their stress hormone levels.
The results show that men who are under pressure will become more easygoing and friendly, and more cooperative with each other, and more able to live in harmony with other partners. The study further found that the higher the level of stress hormone, the more confident, willing to share and generous men will be.
Heinrich, the research leader, pointed out that in the past, most people believed that men would be more aggressive when facing pressure; The new study found that when under pressure, men prefer to make positive response through active communication, mutual support and cooperation with others, so as to help themselves relieve pressure.
