Institute of Educational Technology, National Research Council of Italy, 16149 Genova, Italy.
Associazione Centro di Psicologia e Psicoterapia Funzionale, 35131 Padova, Italy.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jan 12;18(2):600. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18020600.
Stress is a physiological response to internal and external events we call "stressors". Response to the same daily stressors varies across individuals and seems to be higher for women. A possible explanation for this phenomenon is that women perceive sociality, relationships, and intimacy-important sources of both stress and wellbeing-differently from how men experience them. In this study, we investigate how gender, attachment, and touch avoidance predict stress responses on a sample of 335 Italians (216 females; age = 35.82 ± 14.32). Moreover, we analyze the network of relationships between these variables through multiple linear regression and exploratory network analysis techniques. The results recontextualize the role of gender in determining stress responses in terms of (lack of) confidence and touch avoidance toward family members; attitudes toward relationships seem to be the main determinants of stress responses. These results have implications for reducing stress in both clinical settings and at a social level.
压力是对我们称之为“压力源”的内部和外部事件的生理反应。对相同日常压力源的反应因人而异，女性似乎更为敏感。这种现象的一个可能解释是，女性对社交性、人际关系和亲密关系（压力和幸福感的重要来源）的感知与男性不同。在这项研究中，我们调查了性别、依恋和回避触摸如何预测 335 名意大利人（216 名女性；年龄=35.82±14.32）的压力反应。此外，我们通过多元线性回归和探索性网络分析技术分析了这些变量之间的关系网络。结果重新确定了性别在确定压力反应方面的作用，即对家庭成员缺乏信心和回避触摸；对人际关系的态度似乎是压力反应的主要决定因素。这些结果对于减少临床和社会层面的压力都具有重要意义。
