Dear Dr. Shameemul Haque , Thank you for this interesting question.

I also think that there will be differences between gender in responding to any situations. The differences will be well pronounced in situations like Covid-19 pandemic. This is my opinion and this is not based on any research/data.

Let me wait to hear from others in this discussion forum.

Regards

Men and women respond to stress in different ways. Women display greater sadness or anxiety than men, while men show an increase in blood pressure and a tendency toward alcohol craving. Women are more inclined than men to experience disgust when exposed to stimuli intended to elicit an emotional reaction.

I think there isn’t a role,it depends on the population in each country

Good Afternoon---This is a great question. I think that perhaps some of the existing evidence might help guide future research projects. I found the below review helpful.

Vindegaard, N., & Benros, M. E. (2020). COVID-19 pandemic and mental health consequences: Systematic review of the current evidence. Brain, behavior, and immunity, 89, 531–542. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbi.2020.05.048

While elastic limits in Men seems to be naturally longer than in women; it's also dependent on personality, exposure and resilience. Some women may response better than men for these reasons

Thanks for sharing

I agree well with dr. Yoganandan G gave a good & acceptable answer

العبرة ليست بالنوع ولكن هناك اعتبارات أو قل إن شئت متغيرات متداخلة ومتشابكة قد تعلى من قيمة الفروق بين الجنسين في كثير من الجوانب النفسية والانفعالية ومنها الاستجابة بالقلق ومنها الاصابة بالوباء كيوفيد 19 متعدد السلالات

I would like to know if men do have the same stress as children don't go to school...

Mª Angeles Zorrilla Lopez-Perea

I think staying affects women more badly than men just from this observation I have seen since the pandemic started:

whenever I go outside I notice the proportion of men to women is significantly higher for women.

I have just seen and wondered: how come so many women are suddenly outside much more than men?

I think this shows that women seem to need to go outside more than men for some reason and so are more likely to be stressed when forced to self isolate or being locked down

Or I have a confirmation bias :)

No, you are right. What I mean if men could have a higher stress levels than normal, at least similar to woman. The blood clots affects woman due to hormones, and it was a question on dosis.

Mª Angeles Zorrilla Lopez-Perea

interesting that means women have a medical need to be moving around more than men, I thought they were free spirits who just were more active than men who liked lazing around better.

I’m sure men are also more stressed than usual as well from anecdotal evidence from talking to people.

I think it is natural phenomena that a man can bear more pressure instead of women

Yes, immunity of men is stronger than women

I am not sure about the sources for claims on men having strong immunity, when in the case of covid, the research suggests the opposite.

Here are some good resources:

Article Coronavirus COV-19/SARS-CoV-2 affects women less than men: c...

https://www.the-scientist.com/features/sex-differences-in-immune-responses-to-viral-infection-68466/amp

In terms of the toll on mental health by sex, this one seems interesting:

https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fgwh.2020.588372/full

I concur with you Yoganandan G

Dear Professor,

Thank you for the interesting topic of discussion.

Most of the contributions in this discussion arrived at an early phase of this pandemic. Now this pandemic is about one year and three months old. So, as I am typing a reply here, I am already at an advantageous position. By now, a lot of thought has been put into this topic. I am sharing a few related links.

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200409-why-covid-19-is-different-for-men-and-women

https://www.hbs.edu/ris/Publication%20Files/2012520117.full_29c7d678-0f2e-48b1-b033-feb039b7050a.pdf

From my side, I would like to point out that there is a necessity to look into the gender wise emotional responses to the pandemic to enrich disciplines like Human Behavior. From the researches available in the internet on this and related topics, I found that the expectations of Professor Yoganandan G has matched reality.

Best regards,

Anamitra.

https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/brb3.1934