Men are More Friendly and Reconcile Faster Than Women After a Conflict

Men are often perceived to be aggressive and combative. Contrary to this popular notion, a new study has revealed that men tend to show more friendly gestures like handshakes, back pats and even hugs than the fairer sex, at the end of a conflict or competition.

The findings suggested that women were found to have a harder time when they have to compete with other women.

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‘Men tend to show more friendly gestures like handshakes, back pats and even hugs than women, at the end of a conflict or competition.’

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"Most people think of females as being less competitive, or more cooperative, so you might expect there would be more reconciliation between females," said Joyce Benenson, Associate at Harvard University in Massachusetts.

However, the findings showed that when two females compete in the workplace, they feel much more damaged afterward.

Previous studies have shown that male chimps were more likely than females to try to put hard feelings to rest following a head-to-head conflict, spurring the team to wonder whether the same might be true among humans.

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Chimps and humans lived in groups of both males and females, but while males cultivate large friendship networks, females focus more on family relationships and a handful of few close friends - partly as a way to share the burden of raising children.

"Male chimps show tremendous aggression, even to the point of killing other males, but they also often reconcile immediately following a conflict," Benenson added.

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The study lends acceptance to what researchers call the "male warrior hypothesis" - the notion that males broker good feelings after conflict to ensure they can call on allies to help defend the group in the future.

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"In males after conflicts with unrelated same-sex peers you see these very warm handshakes and embraces, even in boxing after they've almost killed each other," Benenson said.

On the other hand, women gain more from family members and one or two close friends who help with child care.

With their families, females are more cooperative than males, investing in children and other kin.

For the study, the team used videos of four sports - tennis, table tennis, badminton and boxing matches - in 44 countries.

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