Many stressed individuals seek help first from clergy, who in turn have stresses of their own. This study examined stress in single and married clergy and those clergy married to other clergy. In single clergy, 106 females and 134 males were compared on Osipow and Spokane measures and were found to differ significantly on stress from the Physical…

Examined the stressful work experiences of 20 teenagers. Results indicated teenagers make differential assessments of stressful work situations; sex differences in assessment of coping options exist; specific emotions have stronger association with different types of primary appraisal; teenagers use problem and emotion-focused coping; and…

Examined sources of stress for women (N=162) in administrative/managerial positions to determine whether these sources were different from those for men (N=153) in equal positions, and from those for women (N=268) in non-managerial positions. Found women perceived higher levels of stress than men; women non-managers higher levels of stress than…

Conducted meta-analysis of 14 studies to determine gender differences in caregiving stressors and burden. Found essentially no significant gender differences in functional impairment of frail care recipient or total caregiver involvement in care or in money management tasks. Female caregivers were more likely to carry out personal care and…

Examined the impact of life-stress sources encountered by college student athletic trainers over the academic year, noting sex differences in stress source symptoms. Data from student questionnaires indicated that stress levels fluctuated over the year, with academic and financial concerns the most common stressors. Females had higher stress…

Evaluated the simultaneous contribution of life event stress and coping style, as well as the independent contribution of each, to psychopathology among college students. Sex differences were found in the type of coping style related to psychopathology, the relative contributions of coping style and negative life stress to psychopathology, and the…

Reviews research concerned with stress and coping during adolescence, using depression as example of consequence of stress and coping processes. Hypothesizes that exposure to and appraisals of interpersonal stress combine with aspects of biological development and use of maladaptive coping strategies to account for emergence of significant gender…

Reviews individual coping theory and family stress theory to provide a theoretical foundation for assessing adolescent coping. Presents development and testing of an adolescent self-report coping inventory, the Adolescent Coping Orientation for Problem Experiences. Gender differences in coping styles are discussed. (Author/NB)

Examined how male (n=44) and female (n=35) farmers reacted to stressors of farm crisis. Depressive symptomatology for men was correlated with lack of confidence in problem-solving ability and emotion-focused coping, whereas women's stress and depressive symptoms were most strongly correlated with lack of vocational identity and perception of…

This paper presents a research review conducted to determine whether there is empirical support for the idea that people can benefit both emotionally and physically from humor. Special attention is given to stress and coping since these concepts have been of particular interest to humor researchers. The document begins with a discussion of the…

Stress is a common problem in today's society. Even though stress has been recognized as a problem in the workplace, the identification of specific work-related stress producers, coping mechanisms, and symptoms has been somewhat neglected. The purpose of this study was to analyze levels and areas of stress in selected service professions and to…

Self-reports of frequency of crying episodes are described for two nonclinical samples of younger and older adult men and women. Comparison of samples revealed no evidence for either a decreased or increased frequency of crying among the older sample. Crying episodes function as an adaptive coping response to and should not be automatically…

Tested hypothesis that given equal amounts of stress, strain is moderated by coping. Male and female university faculty (N=83) at three occupational ranks (assistant, associate, and full professor) completed Occupational Stress Inventory. Found no significant differences between genders or occupational ranks on measures of coping and role…

Stress is recognized as a problem for both males and females in today's high-technology society. However, research comparing men and women in the workplace has shown that females typically experience higher levels of stress on the job than males experience. This study attempted to compare male and female levels and areas of work-related stress in…

Investigated parent coping behaviors in a sample of 100 mothers and 100 fathers of infants using the Family Coping Inventory. Factor analyses yielded three coping patterns: seeking social support and self-development; maintaining family integrity; and being religious, thankful, and content. Coping patterns were affected by respondent gender. (JAC)