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It's a good thing to be aware of the emotions and needs of the people around us. For some kids, it can tip into hypersensitivity to others' emotions, people-pleasing behaviors, and asking if people are mad at them approximately twenty times a day. How can we help? (And is it way worse for girls?)
In this episode, hosts Amy Wilson and Margaret Ables discuss:
What empirical studies of gender differences in emotion really show
How empathy can correlate with social anxiety
Strategies for highly empathetic people to disentangle themselves from others' emotions
Here are links to some of the resources mentioned in the episode:
Our "How to Yell Less" episode
Toni Bernhard J.D. for Psychology Today: It's Time to Stop Taking Things Personally
Connie Chang for Parents Magazine: How to Help Your Sensitive, Deeply Feeling Kid Handle an Overwhelming World
Kateri McRae et. al in Group Processes & Intergroup Relations Journal: Gender Differences in Emotion Regulation: An fMRI Study of Cognitive Reappraisal
Athena Chan for The International Business Times: Are Women More Emotional Than Men? Not Really, Study Finds
Kim Elsesser for Forbes Magazine: Labeling Women As ‘Emotional’ Undermines Their Credibility, New Study Shows
Teresa J. Frasca et. al for Psychology of Women Quarterly: Words Like Weapons: Labeling Women As Emotional During a Disagreement Negatively Affects the Perceived Legitimacy of Their Arguments
Zawn Villines for Medical News Today: Empaths and anxiety: Is there a link?
Merle-Marie Pittelkow et. al for Journal of Anxiety Disorders: Social Anxiety and Empathy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Sohee Jun for Forbes Magazine: Ways to Stop People-Pleasing
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