Everyone has a different way of dealing withstress, and a new study suggests it has more to do with your gender than yourindividuality. A newarticle published in Current Directions in Psychological Scienceexplains that there’s a significant difference between the sexes when stressed: Men take more risks, and women play it safe. When itcomes to being under the gun, men become risk takers and make decisions much faster thanwomen. On the flip side, our female counterparts end up taking much longer to makedecisions. The lab conducting the study found thatwhen participants weren't stressed, the decision-making processof both sexes didn’t vary noticeably. But when the heat was turned up, they noticeda significant difference. Researchers found that the risk-takingtrend emerged because men focused more on the potential benefits rather thanshortcomings. While this seems like a newdiscovery, women probably already knew this. Maybe that’s why they look to us whenthey can’t make up their minds, and after years of practice, maybe that’s whywe’re comfortable in the decision-making role. Continue Reading

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