PSYC 3480 Chapter 13: Psych of Women - Chapter 13
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Both receiving and giving social support plays an important role in maintaining good physical and mental health and helping people cope with stressful life events. The association is especially strong for females. Women also use social support as a coping aid more readily than men. Shelley taylor women often respond to stress by tending to themselves and their kids and by forming ties with others (the tend and befriend response) Men in contrast, are more likely to show aggression or escape. Repetti"s (cid:396)esea(cid:396)(cid:272)h mothers returning home after a stressful day at work were more caring and nurturant toward their kids, while stressed fathers were more likely to withdraw from their families or incite conflict. Cultural conditioning that prepares females for the role of caregiver and nurturer. An optimistic outlook the expectation that good rather than bad things will happen has been linked to a variety of positive mental and physical health outcomes, including longer life.
