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That's because they are women. Same reason they are more sensitive to food that "doesn't taste right" and are always reminding children to button their coats and to be careful.
They are in charge of raising and protecting the children, in order for the species to succeed. Simple evolution.
Then again, you can divide mothers into helicopter moms and those who encourage their children to go outside and play in the dirt. Most of the females in our family are the play in the dirt types and aren't anxious about the coronavirus.
I haven't found this to be true at all. In my world, anxiety about COVID has been far more about peoples' life situation vs. what gender they are. Most of the people I know who obsessed about it are ones with close contact to high risk family members, or those with medical backgrounds. Or those who pay a little too much attention to the media.
I don't know if I'm a good person to comment on this because my husband and I are in the "at risk" age group over 60. We've taken this seriously and have been cautious - and as a result, we're not anxious about it. I do think women are often more compliant with guidelines and we don't really concern ourselves in the way that some men do in appearing afraid or not manly by wearing a mask or socially distancing.
As others have said, I think maybe personality has a bearing on this, but I do think that in many families, the women are the worriers. So maybe they appear to be more anxious about the virus, but I think it's an extension of their role within their relaitonships overall.
Women tend to be generally more health aware than men, go to more checkups and notice issues more readily so it makes sense they would be wary of a pandemic type virus going around. They also are often caregivers and worry about down time if they get sick where they can't be there to care for their families. A lot of the time they are the ones watching over the families health as well.
old research that I suspect isn't as true today:
Women score somewhat higher than men on some facets of Conscientiousness, such as order, dutifulness, and self-discipline https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3149680/
Never big differences - women have never been sheep compared to men.
That's because they are women. Same reason they are more sensitive to food that "doesn't taste right" and are always reminding children to button their coats and to be careful.
They are in charge of raising and protecting the children, in order for the species to succeed. Simple evolution.
I really have to join that view. Notwithstanding the blurring in occupational roles, women, in the final analysis are usually the organizers of home life and caregivers. They bare the brunt if something goes awry.
Interesting feedback, thanks for sharing everyone.
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