scholarly journals Gender differences in perceived stress and coping among college students

PLoS ONE ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (8) ◽  
pp. e0255634
Author(s):  
B. Sue Graves ◽  
Michael E. Hall ◽  
Carolyn Dias-Karch ◽  
Michael H. Haischer ◽  
Christine Apter
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Educational Interventions ◽  
Work Lives ◽  
Brief Cope ◽  
And Gender ◽  
And Coping

Background Many college students register each semester for courses, leading to productive careers and fulfilled lives. During this time, the students have to manage many stressors stemming from academic, personal, and, sometimes, work lives. Students, who lack appropriate stress management skills, may find it difficult to balance these responsibilities. Objectives This study examined stress, coping mechanisms, and gender differences in undergraduate students towards the end of the semester. Design and method University students (n = 448) enrolled in three different undergraduate exercise science courses were assessed. Two instruments, the Perceived Stress Scale and Brief Cope, were administered during the twelfth week of the semester, four weeks prior to final exams. T-tests were used to detect gender differences for the stress levels and coping strategies. Results Overall, females indicated higher levels of stress than their male counterparts. Gender differences were evident in both coping dimensions and individual coping strategies used. Females were found to utilize the emotion-focused coping dimension and endorsed the use of four coping strategies more often than males. These included self-distraction, emotional support, instrumental support, and venting. Conclusions This research adds to the existing literature by illuminating the level of perceived stress and different coping strategies used by undergraduate female and male students. In turn, students may need educational interventions to develop effective and healthy coping strategies to last a lifetime. Faculty and other university officials may want to highlight and understand these various factors to protect the students’ wellbeing in their classes.

scholarly journals Gender Differences in Perceived Stress levels and Coping Strategies among College Students

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anbumalar C ◽  
Dorathy Agines P ◽  
Jaswanti V.P ◽  
Priya D ◽  
Reniangelin D
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Research Problem ◽  
Stress And Coping ◽  
Potential Outcomes ◽  
Background Information ◽  
And Coping

The title of the study is Gender Difference in the perceived level of stress and coping strategies among college students. It establishes the context and the significance of the research being conducted by summarizing current understanding and background information about the topic, stating the purpose of the work in the form of research problem supported by hypothesis or a set of questions, briefly explaining the methodological approach used to examine the research problem highlighting the potential outcomes the study can reveal.

scholarly journals Emotional responses and coping strategies of nurses and nursing college students during COVID-19 outbreak

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Long Huang ◽  
Fuming Xu ◽  
Hairong Liu
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Virus Disease ◽  
Great Influence ◽  
Emotional Responses ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Brief Cope ◽  
Nursing College ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Anxiety And Fear

AbstractBackgroundAffected by a Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak, Since December 2019, there have been more than 76,000 cases of COVID-19 in China, causing more than 3,000 medical staff infections. Due to COVID-19 spreads quickly, is highly contagious, and can be fatal in severe cases, and there are no specific medicines, it poses a huge threat to the life and health of nurses and has a large impact on their emotional responses and coping strategies.MethodsThis study conducted an online questionnaire survey from February 1 to 9, 2020 to investigate the current state of emotional responses and coping strategies of nurses and college nursing students in Anhui Province. This study used a modified Brief COPE (Carver, 1997) and a emotional responses scale.ResultsThe results found that women showed more severe anxiety and fear than men. Participants from cities showed more anxiety and fear than participants from rural, but rural participants showed more sadness than urban participants. The closer COVID-19 is to the participants, the stronger the anxiety and anger. Compared with Nursing college students, nurses have stronger emotional responses and are more willing to use Problem-focused coping. People may have a cycle of “the more fear, the more problem-focused coping”. And people may “The more angry, the more emotion-focused coping”, “the more problem-focused coping, the more anxious, the more angry, the more sadness”.ConclusionCOVID-19 is a pressure source with great influence, both for individuals and for the social public groups. Different individuals and groups may experience different levels of psychological crisis, and those nurses at the core of the incident are affected. Hospitals should focus on providing psychological support to nurses and providing timely psychological assistance and training in coping strategies.Improving nurses’ ability to regulate emotions and effective coping strategies, providing a strong guarantee for resolutely winning the battle against epidemic prevention and control.

scholarly journals Perceived Stress and Coping Strategies in Parents with Autism and Intellectual Disability Children

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
N. Somasekhar
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Statistical Analysis ◽  
Standard Deviation ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Children With Autism ◽  
Stress And Coping ◽  
Brief Cope ◽  
And Coping

The present study was designed to assess and compare perceived stress and coping strategies in parents of children with autism and parents of intellectual disability. For this purpose, Questionnaire on resource and stress and Brief cope scale were administered on 30 parents of children with autism and intellectual disability, selected from Hyderabad. For statistical analysis, Means, standard deviation and t- test were used. Results revealed that there was no significance in Perceived Stress and Coping Strategies for parents of children with Autism and parents of intellectual disability. Parents of children with Autism are experiencing more Stress and seeking more social support than the parents of Intellectual disability.

Perceived Stress and Coping Profile of Undergraduate Medical Students: A Cross Sectional Study

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rohan Kalra ◽  
Narayan R Mutalik ◽  
Vinod A ◽  
Shankar Moni ◽  
S B Choudhari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Test Methods ◽  
Stress And Coping ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Brief Cope ◽  
And Coping

Background: In the current competitive world, every student’s life is very stressful due to various factors like studies, exams, batch mates, lecturers or pressure by parents. Stress is sometimes called as the wear and tear experienced by everyone’s body because we need to adjust to the ever changing environment. Objective: Aim was to assess the perceived stress and coping profile among undergraduate medical students in Bagalkot. A total of 100 undergraduate students from S. N. Medical College, Bagalkot were included based on systematic random sampling test methods. Each enrolled student was given two self-rating questionnaires-Perceived Stress Scale and Brief Cope Inventory. Chi-square test and Fisher’s exact were used for analysis. Result: Majority of study participants had belonged to very high health concern level followed by high health concern level. Most of the participants used self-distraction and active coping strategy. Perceived stress was not associated with sex, religion, place of domicile or type of the family. Conclusion: The effect of stress depends on the way it is perceived. The coping strategies are usually influenced by socioeconomic and cultural characteristics. So they vary from individuals to individuals. Students who are stressed must receive counseling on how to manage and cope up with the stress. We need to enforce early interventions strategies to improve the quality of life of each student by reducing the stress.

scholarly journals Relationship between Sleep Bruxism, Perceived Stress, and Coping Strategies

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (17) ◽  
pp. 3193 ◽  
Author(s):  
Klara Saczuk ◽  
Barbara Lapinska ◽  
Paulina Wilmont ◽  
Lukasz Pawlak ◽  
Monika Lukomska-Szymanska
Keyword(s):  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Sleep Bruxism ◽  
Stress And Coping ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Study Group ◽  
Positive Coping ◽  
Brief Cope ◽  
And Coping ◽  
Study Participants

Sleep bruxism (SB) is a common phenomenon defined as a masticatory muscle activity during sleep. Untreated severe SB can have significant dental and orofacial consequences. SB has often been linked with stress and maladaptive coping strategies. Therefore, in this study, a potential correlation between SB, perceived stress and coping strategies was evaluated. A total of 60 adults were enrolled into this study. Participants underwent a detailed intra- and extraoral exam focused on detecting bruxism symptoms. Additionally, the overnight Bruxism Index was recorded using the Bruxoff device. A total of 35 participants with symptoms of bruxism were assigned to the study group, whereas 25 asymptomatic participants were assigned to the control group. The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS-10) was used for stress assessment and Brief-COPE for coping strategies. Results showed that the higher the PSS-10 score, the higher the Bruxism Index was in the study group. Positive coping strategies were chosen most frequently in the control group, while maladaptive ones were chosen in the study group. It can be concluded that there is a relationship between perceived stress and sleep bruxism. Moreover, the type of coping strategies used by participants may have an impact on sleep bruxism, but the relationship should be further investigated.

scholarly journals Gender Differences In Resilience, Coping And Quality Of Life Of Oncology Nurses In Pakistan

2017 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 145-159
Author(s):  
Sajida Naz ◽  
Naima Saeed ◽  
Aazadi Fateh Muhammad
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Gender Differences ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Strong Predictor ◽  
Oncology Nurses ◽  
Brief Cope ◽  
Quality Of Life Scale ◽  
And Coping ◽  
The Impact

This research was carried out to explore the gender differences in resilience, coping and quality of life of oncology nurses. It is evidenced through the literature that oncology nurses face different stressors because of complexity involved in their profession. This research attempts to investigate the impact of resilience and coping strategies on quality of life of nurses along with identifying nature of gender differences in each domain. A total of 300 oncology nurses (150 males and 150 females) participated in cross sectional survey based study. Trait and State Resilience Checklist, Brief Cope Scale and WHO Quality of Life scale were used to assess resilience, coping strategies and quality of life respectively. Results indicated significant gender differences in terms of coping strategies and quality of life. Moreover, resilience came out to be a strong predictor of quality of life in nurses. Findings of the study are discussed in terms of policy towards nursing stress management and coping intervention.

scholarly journals ASSOCIATION OF PERCEIVED STRESS AND COPING STRATEGIES WITH DEPRESSIVE SYMPTOMS IN STUDENTS AT A PRIVATE MEDICAL COLLEGE IN ISLAMABAD

2021 ◽  
Vol 71 (5) ◽  
pp. 1676-81
Author(s):  
Sawera Mansoor ◽  
Nadia Azad ◽  
Usama Bin Zubair ◽  
Khalid Hayat Khan
Keyword(s):  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Stress And Coping ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Brief Cope ◽  
Chi Square Test ◽  
And Coping

Objective: To determine the association of perceived stress and coping strategies with depressive symptoms in students at a private medical college in Islamabad. Study Design: Correlational study. Place and Duration of Study: Foundation University Medical College, Islamabad, from Jun to Dec 2019. Methodology: Fourth and Final year medical students of Foundation university medical college were enrolled in the study. Beck’s Depression Inventory was used to assess the depressive symptoms, perceived stress scale (PSS) was the tool used to look for the perceived stress and the coping strategies were assessed using the Brief Coping Orientation to Problems experienced (Brief COPE) Inventory. The association of perceived stress and coping strategies with depressive symptoms and other sociodemographic factors was established with the help of the chi-square test. Results: Out of 262 medical students included in the study, 211 (80.5%) had none or mild depressive symptoms while 51 (19.5%) had moderate to severe depressive symptoms. Sixty-six (25.2%) had low stress, 127 (48.4%) had moderate stress while 69 (26.3%) reported high stress levels. Pearson chi-square test revealed that perceived stress and the coping strategies used including self-distraction, active coping, denial, substance use, behavioural disengagement, positive reframing, acceptance, religion/spirituality and self-blaming had a statistically significant relationship with the presence of depressive symptoms among the target population. Conclusion: Considerable number of medical students had the presence of moderate to severe depressive symptoms in our study. Perceived stress and some specific kinds of coping strategies had a significant association with the presence of depressive symptoms among the target.......

Shame and interpersonal sensitivity: Gender differences and the association between internalized shame coping strategies and interpersonal sensitivity

2018 ◽  
Vol 82 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-155 ◽  
Author(s):  
Markus B. T. Nyström ◽  
Emilie Kjellberg ◽  
Ulrica Heimdahl ◽  
Bert Jonsson
Keyword(s):  
Gender Differences ◽  
Gender Difference ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Interpersonal Sensitivity ◽  
The Self ◽  
Self Assessment ◽  
Internalized Shame ◽  
Highly Correlated ◽  
And Gender

The present study investigated gender differences in interpersonal sensitivity and internalized shame coping strategies in 252 undergraduate students. To measure interpersonal sensitivity and shame coping strategies, the self-assessment forms Interpersonal Sensitivity Measure and Compass of Shame Scale were used. The analyses revealed that compared to men, women display interpersonal sensitivity to a higher degree, and they use internalized shame coping strategies to a greater extent. The results also showed that interpersonal sensitivity is highly correlated with shame coping strategies. However, in contrast to earlier research, no gender difference was found, and gender did not significantly mediate the association between interpersonal sensitivity and internalized shame coping. These results could aid clinicians and researchers in promoting, designing, delivering, and evaluating treatments for patients with, for example, depression, anxiety, and interpersonal and/or relational problems.

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