There are no simple answers, only educated guesses. However, there is a general consensus on the idea that females express their stress, to organizations or friends or family, whereas males find a way of just dealing with it. Women can talk about it and are more honest about it. One student believes that expression is definitely the key difference between men and women who are stressed out. Men let their stress out through physical actions in lieu of conversation.
Women are the more expressive sex.
Outside of the common symptoms of female stress, such as depression, anxiety, and somatic distress, Harold Pruett, director of the Student Psychological Services, blames relationships as the main reason both women and men seek assistance. Relationships could certainly be an aspect driving women to feel stressed out, but others believe it is a lot more than that. Each individual is in a different situation, which causes stress in different ways. Denise Lieu, a fourth-year art history student, thinks that stress is not only situational, but derives from expectations depending on the sex. She also mentions the care of younger siblings or the care of elderly parents as aspects causing stress among returning female students.