How Stress Differs Among Women; Ways for Relief
It is well established that women are busier than men. It also seems that they experience higher levels of stress than their male counterparts. Women are typically seen as the ones who are always in a hurry since they tend to juggle more activities. But to what extent is this perception true?
The School of Family and Consumer Resources of the University of Arizona conducted extensive research on the stress patterns affecting women. The study included 166 couples. The couples had to maintain a diary over a course of 42 days. The couples had to record their daily events of stress in them. The results showed that women were more likely to experience days that they perceived as distressing. Men on the other hand recorded fewer stressful events.
The aspect of the study that is of interest [...]
