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Why Russians Don't Get Depressed?<br>

'''*Americans are more depressed than Russians, even though Russians are more self-reflective.*'''<br>

Two University of Michigan psychological scientists found that:<br>
1️⃣ *Russians were much more likely to be self-reflective: they think more about their fundamental nature and essence than Americans.    But this Russian character trait was not linked to depression.*<br>
2️⃣ Less analytical Americans had more symptoms of depression than Russians<br>
3️⃣ Russians are more detached than while recalling a bad experience.<br>
____🅰️Russians thought about the bad event in a healthier way:<br>
________(1) keeping more psychological distance from the emotional details.<br>
________(2) analyzed their feelings, but with detachment, and this detachment buffered Russians from depression.<br>
4️⃣ Like Eastern cultures, Russians embrace sadness and pity instead of trying to block it like Americans tend to do.<br>
5️⃣ Russians tend to be more communal, more focused on interpersonal harmony<br>
____🅰️This allows them to see their own personal needs in larger context, from an outsider perspective.<br>
6️⃣ Americans come from a tradition of rugged individualism, and tend to focus on the personal.<br>
____🅰️With less of a community perspective, they immerse themselves in the emotional details of negative events, and this self focus leads to distress and depression.<br>
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Sources:<br>
1️⃣ Herbert, Wray.  ‘To suffer is to suffer’: Analyzing the Russian national character. (June 30, 2010).  Association for Psychological Science.  <br>
https://www.t.ly/4c22 <br>
https://www.psychologicalscience.org/news/were-only-human/to-suffer-is-to-suffer-analyzing-the-russian-national-character.html<br>
2️⃣ Russian Beyond. Oleg Yegorov.  February 22 2019. Why do Russians benefit from suffering? <br>
https://www.t.ly/2aVW<br>
https://www.rbth.com/lifestyle/330011-russian-suffering<br>
3️⃣ Wired. Jonah Lehrer. 2010. Why Russians Don't Get Depressed. <br>
https://www.t.ly/Po8G<br>
https://www.wired.com/2010/08/why-russians-dont-get-depressed/<br>
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[I am writing the section on the "Russian Soul"  and I came across this brilliant psychology/sociology article about the differences between Americans and Russians:<br>
https://whydontrussianssmile.com/ ]<br>