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SHOW" ON WPRI 12.
, TO "THE RHODE SHOW."
THIS MORNING IN THE BUZZ,
RESEARCHERS HAVE BEEN SAYING FOR
A LONG TIME THAT THERE ARE MANY
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN MEN AND
WOMEN, BUT NOW YOU CAN ADD THIS
TO THE LIST.
NEW RESEARCH SAYS READING BAD
NEWS HAS MORE OF AN IMPACT ON
WOMEN THAN MEN.
THEY FOUND AFTER READING
NEGATIVE NEWS STORIES, WOMEN HAD
HIGHER LEVELS OF
MEANS THEY HAVE MORE STRESS.
THEY REMEMBER THE NEWS BETTER,
MOST LIKELY BECAUSE THEY WERE
MORE AFFECTED BY IT.
WHAT DO YOU THINK?
ARE YOU STRESSED?
I THINK THAT WOMEN HAVE A
BETTER RECOLLECTION, BECAUSE
WHEN YOU'RE EMOTIONALLY TIED TO
SOMETHING, WHEN YOU TRULY CARE
ABOUT SOMETHING, OF COURSE
YOU'RE GOING TO RECALL IT AND
REMEMBER IT BETTER THAN SOMEBODY
WHO SAYS THAT DOESN'T AFFECT ME,
I HAVE NO REACTION TO IT.
THAT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE.
I THINK AS WOMEN, WE ARE A BIT
MORE CARING ABOUT CERTAIN
THINGS.
THAT'S TRUE.
WE TAKE THINGS TO HEART.
THAT'S TRUE.
I THINK THAT'S JUST OUR
NURTURING CHARACTERISTIC THAT WE
ALL HAVE WHERE MOTHERS IN OUR
HEADS, WE FEEL FOR THESE PEOPLE.
SOMETIMES I KNOW WHEN I READ A
STORY THAT MIGHT BE HARD TO
HEAR, I KIND OF PUT MYSELF IN
THEIR SHOES AND THAT'S WHERE I
FEEL THE CONNECTION.
WHAT IF THIS WAS HAPPENING TO
ME.
WHAT IF MY SISTER, BROTHER,
FATHER, WHOEVER THAT MIGHT BE,
YOU PUT YOURSELF IN THAT STORY
AND GET TIED TO IT.
I CAN BE TOLD THE MOST
HORRIFIC STORY, 10 SECONDS
LATER, YOU PROBABLY ASK ME
AGAIN, I'M LIKE YEAH, I DON'T
KNOW.
REALLY?
UNLESS IT INVOLVES KIDS.
IF IT INVOLVES KIDS AND
SOMETHING HORRIFIC HAS HAPPENED,
I WILL PROBABLY HANG ON TO IT
FOR A LITTLE LONGER.
BECAUSE IT'S THAT PARENT
INSTINCT.
BUT GUYS LET THINGS, THEY
HEAR THINGS AND THEY'RE LIKE
WELL, IT DOESN'T AFFECT ME AND
THEY MOVE ON.
I THINK I'M CARING ABOUT A LOT
OF THINGS, BUT THERE ARE TIMES
WHEN MY WIFE MAY SAY SOMEBODY'S
SICK AND SOMETHING'S GOING ON
AND THEN OK, AND MAYBE A DAY OR
TWO LATER, TALK ABOUT THAT SAME
PEPPER, OH, WHAT'S THE MATTER
WITH HIM, HE'S OK?
YOU DIDN'T HEAR ME WHEN I TOLD
YOU HE WAS SICK?
WHAT ABOUT YOU, DO YOU FEEL
YOU REACT TO BAD NEWS
DIFFERENTLY.
I DON'T FEEL I'M THE SAME WAY
AS THE STUDY.
IF IT'S KIDS OR I DO HAVE A
PERSONAL CONNECTION.
THERE WAS A RECENT ACCIDENT WITH
A WOMAN WHO WAS WORKING AT
U.R.I. AND SHE PASSED AWAY.
I FELT FOR HER.
I THINK WITH OTHER SITUATIONS
WHERE I'M REALLY NOT AFFECTED OR
DON'T HAVE A TIE TO IT, YOU READ
IT AND THEN YOU KIND OF MOVE ON
TO THE NEXT THING.
I LIKE TO BE OPTIMISTIC.
WHEN BOYS READ THIS KIND OF NEWS
OR MORE GLOBAL NEWS, IT REALLY
STRIKES HIM.
WHEN I READ THIS, I FEEL LIKE
OUR RELATIONSHIP IS OPPOSITE.
I THINK HE'S MORE AFFECTED AND
TAKES THINGS TO HEART AND SEES
THE GLOBAL WORLD AS REALLY
AFFECTING OUR WORLD.
YOU KNOW, IF IT DOESN'T
PERSONALLY AFFECT ME, I KIND OF.
RIGHT.
IN ONE EAR AND OUT THE OTHER.
YOU DON'T WANT TO BE PANICKED
FOR YOUR ENTIRE LIFE, BUT I
THINK THE WHEELS START TO TURN.
OBVIOUSLY 9/11 PANICKED A LOT OF
PEOPLE AND EVERY TIME THEY GO IN
THE AIRPORT, YOU'RE WHAT IF,
WHAT IF, WHAT IF THAT HAPPENS TO
ME OR WHAT IF I'M WALKING DOWN
THE STREET AND SOMETHING
HAPPENS.
I THINK WE GET INTO THIS PANIC
AND WE CREATE THE STRESS.
THE SAME THING HAPPENED
DURING THE BATMAN MOVIE.
WHEN THAT HAPPENED, PEOPLE
DIDN'T WANT TO GO TO THE MOVIE
THEATER.
I THINK THE STRESS FEEDS ON EACH
OTHER AND WOMEN LOVE TO TALK.
OH, MY GOD, DID YOU SEE THIS
STORY?
CAN I POINTED OUT BEFORE WE
DO ANYTHING ELSE?
I DO HAVE A HEART!
I DO CARE!
IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, THERE ARE
THINGS I GO THERE'S NOTHING I
CAN DO ABOUT IT.
CHANGE THE CHANNEL.
WE ASKED OUR FRIENDS ON FACEBOOK
IF THEY GET STRESSED BY BAD
NEWS.
SHARON SAID I THINK MEN JUST
DON'T SEEM TO CARE.
I CARE.
I HAVE A HEART.
JOAN SAYS SHE GETS STRESSED
IF THE STORY INVOLVES A CHILD.
I AGREE.
LIKE WE WERE SAYING.
WILLIAM SAID IT HAS AS MUCH
TO DO WITH GENDER AS IT HAS TO