Gender differences in stress and coping in soccer: Validity of the 'situational hypothesis'

Kaiseler, Mariana; Polman, Remco; Nicholls, Adam R.

doi:10.1037/e548052012-313

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“…Likewise, females more often than males experienced negative affect and somatization. Interestingly and not in accordance with previous studies where women used more emotional and men more rational coping styles [38]- [40], there were no gender differences in regards to coping styles with males and females using emotional and rational coping styles equally.…”

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Victimization and PTSD in Ugandan Youth

Mandrup

Elklit²

2014

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Background: Little is known about post-traumatic stress (PTSD) prevalence rates in community samples. This is especially true for the African continent where child-soldiers, HIV/AIDS affected and orphans have been the target for PTSD prevalence studies. Objectives: The aim of this study is to investigate the indirect and direct exposure to 20 potentially traumatic events and its relation with PTSD in a Ugandan sample of senior 3 rd year students and to perform cross-cultural comparisons with previous studies examining this age group. Socio-economic status, coping styles, negative affect, and somatization are further examined. Method: A convenience sample of 408 senior secondary school students, from eight schools, across three major towns, Kampala, Mbarara, and Jinja, were selected. The Harvard Trauma Questionnaire (HTQ) was used to establish PTSD prevalence rates, The Coping Style Questionnaire (CSQ) was used to assess coping styles, and the Trauma Symptom Checklist (TSC) were used to measure negative affect and somatization. Results: The subjects had been exposed to a mean of 6.6 direct events and a mean of 7.2 indirect events. The estimated prevalence rate of PTSD was 37.7% and a further 28.2% reached a subclinical level, missing one symptom to have the full diagnosis. Variables related to a PTSD diagnosis were female gender, number of directly experienced events, emotional coping, negative affect, and somatization. Conclusions: Ugandan youth have been exposed to significantly more potentially traumatic events and negative life events than European youth, and subsequently PTSD prevalence rates are higher. In addition, fewer gender differences are found in the Ugandan sample compared to the European samples.

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Section: Gender Differencescontrasting

confidence: 45%

Victimization and PTSD in Ugandan Youth

Mandrup

Elklit²

2014

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“…Women, as compared with men, generally perceive competitions as more stressful and feel that they have less control over their stress (Hammermeister & Burton, 2004;Kaiseler, Polman, & Nicholls, 2012. In line with the results of the meta-analysis on gender differences in stress and coping (Tamres et al, 2002), women in achievement situations tend to report more use of coping strategies as a whole (see also Anshel, Sutarso, & Jubenville, 2009;Crocker & Graham, 1995;Kaiseler et al, 2012Kaiseler et al, , 2013Ptacek, Smith, & Dodge, 1994;Rogowska & Kusnierz, 2012;Saklofske, Austin, Mastoras, Beaton, & Osborne, 2012). Comparatively fewer mean-level gender differences have been found in selfdetermined motivation measures.…”

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Motivation and coping with the stress of assessment: Gender differences in outcomes for university students

Bonneville‐Roussy

Evans

Verner‐Filion

et al. 2017

Contemporary Educational Psychology

108

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The main objectives of the present research were to test a conceptual model linking motivational processes involved in coping with the stress of university assessment, and to examine gender differences in these processes. Self-determined motivation was hypothesized to predict coping strategies and the response to assessment-related stress, and coping was hypothesized to play a considerable role in short-and long-term outcomes of assessment. We examined this model using multiple group path analysis in Mplus. In Study 1 (N = 265), music students' use of engagement-coping strategies led to stronger musical career intentions, while disengagement-coping strategies led to weaker intentions. In Study 2 (N = 340), students' increased use of engagement coping, and decreased use of disengagement coping strategies led to higher grades, higher positive affect and lower negative affect. In both studies, engagement and disengagement-coping were predicted by autonomous and controlled motivation, respectively. Motivation also indirectly predicted academic outcomes through stress appraisal and coping. While women experienced higher levels of stress, men were more negatively affected by the use of disengagement-oriented coping. Gender differences were also found on the links between engagement-oriented coping and outcomes. These results fill an important gap in the literature regarding gender differences in the outcomes coping in education, as well as contributing to a better understanding of the processes linking motivation, coping and academic outcomes.

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“…Lazarus and Folkman (1987) also proposed that numerous personal and situational factors can directly and indirectly influence the stress and coping process (see Figure 1). For example, gender (Kaiseler, Polman, & Nicholls, 2012b), the Big Five personality traits (Kaiseler, Polman, & Nicholls, 2012a), mental toughness (Kaiseler, Polman, & Nicholls, 2009), and pubertal, cognitive, and emotional maturity (Nicholls, Levy, & Perry, 2015;Nicholls, Perry, Jones, Morley, & Carson, 2013;Nicholls, Polman, Morley, & Taylor, 2009) have all been associated with differences in appraisal and coping responses to stress in athletes. Therefore, individual differences can be examined to predict the likelihood of performance and well-being related outcomes in sport.…”

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The Perceived Stress Reactivity Scale for adolescent athletes

Britton

Kavanagh

Polman

2017

Personality and Individual Differences

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Individual differences play a significant role in the outcomes experienced by adolescent athletes, in what is a highly stressful period of their development. Stress reactivity is a stable individual difference underlying the broad variability in responses to stress, which has received very little attention within sport. Conventional physiological measures of reactivity can be time-consuming, costly, and invasive; therefore, this study aimed to adapt a self-report measure of perceived stress reactivity for use with adolescent athletes. 243 Adolescent athletes competing in various sports completed the perceived stress reactivity scale for adolescent athletes (PSRS-AA) along with measures of perceived stress, Big Five personality traits, and subjective well-being. The five-factor, 23 item structure of the original PSRS provided an adequate model fit for the PSRS-AA. There was good internal consistency and test retest reliability for the scale's measure of total reactivity. Total reactivity was positively associated with perceived stress, and negatively associated with emotional stability, extraversion, openness, and life satisfaction. Female adolescent athletes reported significantly higher stress reactivity than males. These findings provide good initial support for the use of PSRS-AA as a valid alternative to physiological measures of stress reactivity in youth sport contexts.

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Gender differences in stress and coping in soccer: Validity of the 'situational hypothesis'

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Victimization and PTSD in Ugandan Youth

Victimization and PTSD in Ugandan Youth

Motivation and coping with the stress of assessment: Gender differences in outcomes for university students

The Perceived Stress Reactivity Scale for adolescent athletes

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