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Interestingly, younger participants did better than older participants when paired with friends, but were not as good at communicating with strangers. Older participants, on the other hand, were able to take on the challenge with friends and strangers.
As postdoctoral researcher Michelle Rodrigues, Ph.D. explains in a press release, the task required participants to see where the other person was coming from. “It seems that young adults are a bit more reluctant to try to do this, whereas older adults have an easier time doing it with strangers,” she explains.
Perhaps more interestingly, women paired with friends had lower cortisol levels than those paired with strangers in both age groups.
According to Rodrigues, “women have developed an alternative mechanism in response to stress […] To cope with stress, women can befriend their female peers. “
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