Women get angrier with age but become better at controlling temper
A new study has found that the frequency with which females feel rage and the intensity of the emotion increases over time but also shows that they learn to calm themselves down and become less likely to openly express their fury.
Experts at the University of Washington analysed data on more than 500 women aged between 35 and 55, all of whom provided details on their menstrual cycles and answered questions designed to assess their anger.
The study authors wrote in Menopause, the journal of The Menopause Society: "Ageing was significantly related to anger, with anger expression indicators decreasing with age, suggesting emotion regulation may occur during midlife."
Studies of anger in midlife women and the emotion's health implications have tended to focus on heart disease, blood pressure and depression but experts are now calling for females to be educated on mood changes and symptoms that can have a "profound effect" on their quality of life.
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Women become angrier as they age - but they are able control it better. A new study has found that the frequency with which females feel rage and the intensity of the emotion increases over time but also shows that they learn to calm themselves down and become less likely to openly express their fury. Experts at the University of Washington analysed data on more than 500 women aged between 35 and 55, all of whom provided details on their menstrual cycles and answered questions designed to assess their anger. The study authors wrote in Menopause, the journal of The Menopause Society: "Ageing was significantly related to anger, with anger expression indicators decreasing with age, suggesting emotion regulation may occur during midlife." Studies of anger in midlife women and the emotion's health implications have tended to focus on heart disease, blood pressure and depression but experts are now calling for females to be educated on mood changes and symptoms that can have a "profound effect" on their quality of life.
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