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Male UK university students are ‘less macho’ when sharing flats with women
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Researchers have found the competitiveness of men living in mixed flats on UK campuses significantly decreased
Living with female flatmates at university makes male students less “macho”, new research from Essex University and Australia’s University of Technology Sydney has found.
The study, which followed a cohort of students at a UK university living in campus halls of residence over a one-year period, revealed that men living in mixed flats with female flatmates exhibited a significant decrease in competitiveness. There was no effect on women.
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