article_snippet: Scientists say sharing sad emotions helps women bond.
article_snippet: It has long been a mystery to men why so many women enjoy watching tear jerker movies with so many women friends.
article_snippet: But now scientists have come up with a suggestion – sharing sad emotions helps women bond.
article_snippet: A research team at Cardiff University found that by sharing A research team at Cardiff University emotions women found the happy parts of films more joyful and the sad bits less sad.
article_snippet: Job van der Schalk, a psychologist at Cardiff University, said: ‘Job van der Schalk, a psychologist at Cardiff University findings suggest that a negative emotional experience such as watching a ‘weepy’ is more positive when it is shared with a friend.
article_snippet: And, at the same time, a positive emotional experience, such as watching a ‘romcom’, should equally be more pleasant when shared.
article_snippet: The study involved 30 pairs of female friends aged between 20 and 33 who were shown emotionally powerful images and asked to rate emotionally powerful images on a scale from ‘very negative’ to ‘very positive’.
article_snippet: The study, published in the journal Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, said: ‘When people go to the cinema to watch a film, people ... anticipate a positive subjective impact of sharing this emotional experience.
highlights_snippet: Cardiff University study found sharing sad emotions helps women bond .
  
highlights_snippet: Research involved 30 pairs of female friends aged between 20 and 33 .
  