Patriarchy makes us mad, bad, and sad
"While men and women do not differ in the frequency with which they experience anger, women experience more intense anger than men, and once angered, women are more likely to talk about their anger whereas men are more likely to use substances (Schieman, 2006; Simon &Lively, 2010). Simon and Lively (2010) argued that the more intense and persistent anger of women compared to men may contribute to women’s high rate of depression . Examining a national sample of respondents, they found an association between intense and persistent anger and greater depression for women." Jan E. Stets (2012), "Current Emotion Research in Sociology: Advances in the Discipline", Emotion Review , 4(3): 330.