title: 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.
authors.affiliation: University of Oregon.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hamilton
authors.forename: B I
authors.initials: BI
authors.lastname: Fagot
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D007062:Identification, Psychological; D008016:Life Change Events; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D011340:Problem Solving; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications*; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*