What to Expect:

Probably more about the lacrimal system and dacryology than you would have thought…. Proposed by a listener we explore: do women cry more than men? Why do we cry? Do animals cry? and many more issues. This was much more interesting than one would have thought!

Listen in, and remember that you can reach us directly at 775.525.0908, at info@wwdwwdpodcast.com, through the comments below OR on social via @wwdwwdpodcast or #wwdwwdpodcast.

Links for Today:

1. https://books.google.com/books?hl=en&lr=&id=Nb1f9MpgO8IC&oi=fnd&pg=PA13&dq=resist+crying&ots=P1VLr5-UEB&sig=yFajNjKAUUf049e5UJIeU7lPwzU#v=onepage&q=resist%20crying&f=false (book on the cultural relevance and history of crying)

2. https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2010-23505-001 (Study on football players and their perception of crying)

3. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/1467-6494.694156 (Study evaluating motivation for seeking or avoiding emotional situations)

4. https://www.jstor.org/stable/40604147?seq=1 (Study on managing emotions in the workplace)

5. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0191886920303639 (Study exploring a measure for evaluating motives in emotional expression)

6. https://www.apa.org/monitor/2014/02/cry (Cultural and biological reasons for crying. As well as people who can’t cry)

7. https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/he-speaks-she-speaks/201101/the-crying-game (A somewhat overly gendered article with some valid points on the differences in crying across genders)

8. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jaba.361 (Peer-reviewed study indicating that distraction can increase tolerance for crying)

9. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jaba.4 (Peer-reviewed article on a Functional Assessment of crying)

10. https://www.shape.com/lifestyle/mind-and-body/it-bad-your-health-try-not-cry (Blog on why it might be bad to avoid crying)

11. https://www.healthline.com/health/how-to-stop-crying#how-to-stop-crying (Strategies to avoid crying)

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