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June 19, 2007
Actions Speak Louder Than Words
A small Swiss study concluded that women respond better to a massage from their male partners rather than reassuring words during times of stress.
A study of 67 women aged between 20 and 37 years of age at Zurich University's Institute of Psychology examined how they reacted to different methods of support before a job interview situation.
One group that only received words of support displayed the same levels of the stress hormone during the interview as those who had no contact with their male partner. Only those who were massaged were less stressed during the test.
I'll bet pressing their suit and making them breakfast before an interview would make women less stressed, too.
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Posted by linda at June 19, 2007 12:36 PM
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