Article: How stress makes men more reckless.(News)

Byline: Daily Mail Reporter

FOR couples running late for an important dinner party, here's a top tip - if you're driving, let the lady take the wheel.

That's because men respond to stressful situations by taking more dangerous risks, while women become more cautious.

The difference between the sexes emerged in psychology experiments at the University of Southern California.

The findings suggest that men are more likely than woman to respond to stress by driving dangerously, smoking, gambling, taking drugs or having affairs.

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