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Benenson’s Study Reveals Women More Threatened by Exclusion

March 04, 2011

New research led by Associate Professor of Psychology Joyce Benenson reveals that men and women use different strategies when faced with social threats, with women more likely to feel threatened by the fear of exclusion from a group.

Her research was featured on www.livescience.com on February 28th. The study will also be published in a forthcoming issue of the journal Psychology Science. To read more about Dr. Benenson's study, click here.

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