分享悲伤的情感让女人们惺惺相惜
It has long been a mystery to men why so many women enjoy watching tear jerker movies with their friends.
长期以来，男人们对女人喜欢跟朋友一起看苦情片感到不解。
But now scientists have come up with a suggestion - sharing sad emotions helps women bond.
A research team at Cardiff University found that by sharing their emotions women found the happy parts of films more joyful and the sad bits less sad.
Job van der Schalk, a psychologist at Cardiff University, said: 'Our findings suggest that a negative emotional experience such as watching a 'weepy' is more positive when it is shared with a friend.
'And, at the same time, a positive emotional experience, such as watching a 'romcom', should equally be more pleasant when shared.'
The study, published in the journal Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, said: 'When people go to the cinema to watch a film, they ... anticipate a positive subjective impact of sharing this emotional experience.'