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I just wonder why most people who commit adultery are men. Well, I thought it’s just out of the norms. But, I learned that they feel less guilt than women. So, having an affair with another woman is just a simple thing to do since they feel less guilt. Hmmm…
Recent research comes to show that men actually feel less guilty than they should. Conducted at the University of the Basque Country in Spain by Itziar Etxebarria, the study shows that middle-aged women (aged 40 to 50, to be more precise) are the most prone to feeling exaggeratedly guilty. At the opposite pole are men between 25 and 33 who were described, following the study, as the least sensitive of all age groups. The solution to finding a middle way that is successful for both groups consists of employing educational practices and a “range of socializing agents,” researchers say.
The researcher says that the feelings of guilt are more intense among females, not only among adolescents, but also among young and adult women. They also show the highest scores for interpersonal sensitivity. The data also suggest that female teenagers and young women have higher scores than males of the same age.
In women, the feeling of guilt is rather socially conditioned. The anxious-aggressive kind of guilt is more common in people who have been raised in a more blame-imposing environment, and who are governed by stricter rules about behavior in general and aggression in particular.
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