Male, stressed, and poorly social

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2014-03/isoa-msa031714.php

PUBLIC RELEASE DATE: 17-Mar-2014

Contact: Federica Sgorbissa
International School of Advanced Studies (SISSA)

Male, stressed, and poorly social

Stress undermines empathic abilities in men but increases them in women

Stress, this enemy that haunts us every day, could be undermining not only our health but also our relationships with other people, especially if we are men. In fact, stressed women apparently become more "prosocial". These are the main findings of a study carried out with the collaboration of Giorgia Silani, from the International School for Advanced Studies (SISSA) of Trieste. The study was coordinated by the Social Cognitive Neuroscience Unit of the University of Vienna and saw the participation of the University of Freiburg.

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