For men the emotional support of the partner is fundamental: the results of a study

The sentimental relationship is more important for men than for women. This is demonstrated by a new research, during which Iris Wahring – associated researcher at the Institute of Psychology of Humboldt University (HU) – Jeffry Simpson of the University of Minnesota and Paul Van Lange of Vrije University Amsterdam have brought together and analyzed the results of over 50 scientific studies on gender differences in heterosexual unions. Well: “Men tend to focus more on entering stable relationships. In addition, male well -being and health derive greater benefits from the sentimental relationship than women. The life expectancy of men is also more strongly associated with being in a stable relationship than the female one»Explained Iris Wahring, the main author of the new job. In addition, the researchers found that Men are less likely to women to start a break, and greater than trying solitude after the end of a love story.

Scene change

To overturn all our beliefs on the theme The study, recently published on the prestigious magazine Behavioral and Brain Scienceshas scaled the results of over 50 psychological and sociological studies, most of which published in the last 20 years, then bringing them together in a model that takes into account the gender differences in the different stages of relationships. And it was precisely this that really makes the difference in interpreting the data available. According to scholars, the most convincing explanation of the paradigm change is as follows: «We know from numerous studies that Women generally receive more emotional support from the social environment than men. Therefore, heterosexual males depend more on their partners to satisfy their emotional needs compared to their companions. That’s why stable relationships are psychologically more important for men than for women, “added Iris Wahring. The research results are also significant to understand the effects of sentimental life on health and the key role of relationships and friendships. «Social norms influence women, who share emotions with others more often and support each other and in a higher way than men. Even small children experience these rules, according to which it is much more common and appropriate for females than for males to share emotions and vulnerability, “added the co -author Paul Van Lange.

All this would explain why, without a partner, men often lack truly significant social contacts, that is, with people with whom they can open up and who support them emotionally. And this can have consequences of vast scope both for health and well -being. The study was based exclusively on heterosexual relationships, mostly in industrialized Western countries. “Future research will therefore have to respond to specific gender differences between men and women in homosexual relationships or in other cultures,” concluded Van Lange.