Their coping strategies and help-seeking behaviour were assessed too. The survey described therapies and asked participants how much they liked each. Participants (115 men and 232 women) were recruited via relevant websites and social media. However, sex differences in preferences for therapy is a subject little explored.
There is some evidence that men and women deal with stress in different ways for example, a meta-analysis found that women prefer to focus on emotions as a coping strategy more than men do.