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> ... we suggest that, by virtue of differential parental investment, female stress responses have selectively evolved to maximize the survivial of self and offspring. We suggest that females respond to stress by nurturing offspring, exhibiting behaviors that protect them from harm and reduce neuroendocrine responses that may compromise offspring health (the tending pattern), and by befriending, namely, affiliating with social groups to reduce risk...
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10941275/
https://taylorlab.psych.ucla.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/5/2014/10/2000_Biobehavioral-responses-to-stress-in-females_tend-and-befriend.pdf
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