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dc.contributor.authorEaton, Rebecca
dc.contributor.authorBradley, Graham
dc.contributor.editorDr. John G Carlson
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T12:04:05Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T12:04:05Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.date.modified2011-07-05T10:08:45Z
dc.identifier.issn10725245
dc.identifier.doi10.1037/1072-5245.15.1.94
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/22474
dc.description.abstractHow can individual differences in stress be explained? This study investigated some of the many possible answers to this question. Specifically, it assessed the extent to which gender and negative affectivity account for differences in stressor appraisal and coping selection. A sample comprising 121 females and 96 males rated the stressfulness of four hypothetical scenarios and indicated how they would likely cope with each. Hypotheses regarding differences in stressor appraisal were confirmed, with females rating the scenarios as more stressful than males, and perceptions of stressfulness increasing with participant negative affectivity (NA). Females endorsed the use of emotion-focused coping strategies more than males, even when differences in perceived scenario stressfulness were controlled. NA was positively linked to both emotion- and avoidance-focused coping, although only the latter association remained significant after controlling for stressor appraisals. Gender x NA interaction effects were not significant. Implications for the prediction and management of stress are discussed.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherAmerican Psychological Association
dc.publisher.placeUnited States
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom94
dc.relation.ispartofpageto115
dc.relation.ispartofissue1
dc.relation.ispartofjournalInternational Journal of Stress Management
dc.relation.ispartofvolume15
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchBusiness and Management
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPsychology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1503
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1701
dc.titleThe role of gender and negative affectivity in stressor appraisal and coping selection
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Health, School of Applied Psychology
gro.date.issued2008
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorBradley, Graham L.
gro.griffith.authorEaton, Rebecca J.


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