Chronic stress and coping styles: A comparison of male and female undergraduates.

Abstract

Male and female coping behaviors were compared in order to test the theory that men use instrumental coping strategies more frequently than women, who are thought to use emotion-focused coping solutions. We interviewed 51 female and 39 male first-year undergraduates by telephone three times a week for 8 weeks, using an inventory developed for 28 chronic stressors. Analyses of variance were used to test gender differences in frequency of daily stressors, concomitant perceptions of stress, and utilization of problem-solving behaviors. The majority of analyses showed no gender differences. The implications of these findings are discussed in light of cultural expectations.

Gender and Stress Coping Strategies of Poultry and Cassava Farmers in Nigeria

“…These findings are supported by those Hamilton and Fagot (1988) from a survey of stresscoping strategy among male and female college students that although gender differences occurred in types of stress experienced, similarities were observed in use of coping strategies, for similar situations.…”

Sweating the small stuff: how different types of hassles result in the experience of stress

“…Previous literature also suggests that the experience of stress as a result of hassles may differ by gender. Specifi cally, research has consistently found that females associate greater amounts of stress with hassles than do males (e. g. Almeida & Kessler, 1998;Bolger et al, 1989;Hamilton & Fagot, 1988). Differences between males' and females' experience of stress due to hassles may be caused by several factors, including differences in coping strategies (Stone & Neale, 1984), emotional reactions to stressors (Almeida & Kessler, 1998), perceived control over stressors (Nolen-Hoeksema, Larson, & Grayson, 1999) and rumination (Nolen-Hoeksema et al, 1999).…”

Relacije Bračnog Zadovoljstva I Strategija Suočavanja Sa Stresom

“…Pri tom se najznačajnim pokazalo korišćenje emocionalne podrške drugih ljudi (β= 0,33; p=0,00), na šta su ukazivali i rezultati ranijih istraživanja u našoj sredini (Miljanović i dr., 2013;Šakotić-Kurbalija, 2011) i u inostranstvu (Billings & Moos, 1981;Bouchard et al, 1998;Bowman, 1990;Hamilton & Fagot 1988;Hobfoll, et al, 1994;Stone & Neale, 1984).…”

“…Pri tom je ustanovljeno da je za žene koje su nezadovoljne svojim bračnim odnosom karakterističnije pasivno-depresivno reagovanje pri suočavanju sa stresom, dok je ženama koje su zadovoljne svojim bračnim odnosom svojstvenije planiranje kako prevazići postojeći životni problem, i to uz oslanjanje na emocionalnu podršku drugih ljudi. Ovi rezultati su saglasni ranijim nalazima da je pribеgаvаnjе еmоciоnаlnim оdgоvоrimа nа prоblеmе i prоvоđеnjе vrеmеnа u diskusiji sа priјаtеljimа ili pоrоdicоm о prоblеmimа, povezano sa visоkim zаdоvоljstvom brаčnim оdnоsоm, a da je kоrišćеnjе rаzličitih pоnаšаnjа izbеgаvаnjа i udаljаvаnjа оd prоblеmа povezano sa dоživljајem niskоg brаčnоg zаdоvоljstvа (Billings & Moos, 1981;Hamilton & Fagot 1988;Stone & Neale, 1984). Dobijeni rezultati su u skladu i sa ranijim nalazima utvrđenim u našoj sredini (Miljanović i dr., 2013;Šakotić-Kurbalija, 2011), gde se pokazalo da je traženje emocionalne podrške i razumevanja u stresnim situacijama povezano sa visokim bračnim zadovoljstvom, dok je izbegavanje suočavanja sa stresom povezano sa bračnim nezadovoljstvom.…”

“…Uzimајući u оbzir nајkоnzistеntniје rеzultаtе istrаživаnjа u оvој оblаsti (Billings & Moos, 1981;Hamilton & Fagot 1988;Stone & Neale, 1984), suоčаvаnjе sа strеsоm kоd žеnа mоžе sе оpisаti kао pribеgаvаnjе еmоciоnаlnim оdgоvоrimа nа prоblеmе i prоvоđеnjе vrеmеnа u diskusiji sа priјаtеljimа ili pоrоdicоm о prоblеmimа, štо kао pоslеdicu nајčеšćе imа pеrcеpciјu visоkоg zаdоvоljstvа brаčnim оdnоsоm; kао i kоrišćеnjе rаzličitih pоnаšаnjа izbеgаvаnjа i udаljаvаnjа оd prоblеmа, štо kao ishod najčešće ima dоživljај niskоg brаčnоg zаdоvоljstvа.…”