'Such depressive rumination most often occurs in women as a reaction to sadness, according to research Nolen-Hoeksema conducted with Lisa Butler, PhD, of Stanford University. Men, by comparison, more often focus on their emotions when they're angry, rather than sad, she said.
The reason, Nolen-Hoeksema speculated, is largely cultural. "There are differences between what it's OK for women versus men to focus on emotionally," she said.
How might this affect mental health and behavior in each gender?
‘rumination’ definition:
Negative cyclic thinking, persistent and recurrent worrying or brooding'
'Probing the depression-rumination cycle’
http://www.apa.org/monitor/nov05/cycle.html
2007-09-03
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