Gender Differences in Coping with Stress (AQA A-Level Psychology): Flashcards
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Problem-focused coping
Problem-focused coping
Addressing underlying causes of stress through direct, practical methods
Emotion-focused coping
Emotion-focused coping
Targeting emotions rather than stressor itself
Men's traditional coping preference
Men's traditional coping preference
Problem-focused approaches
Women's traditional coping preference
Women's traditional coping preference
Emotion-focused strategies
Tend and befriend theory
Tend and befriend theory
Protect offspring (tend) & seek social support (befriend)
Hormone driving tend & befriend
Hormone driving tend & befriend
Oxytocin
Oestrogen's effect on oxytocin
Oestrogen's effect on oxytocin
Enhances oxytocin effects
Role constraint theory
Role constraint theory
Gender differences result from different stressor types, not inherent gender traits
Ecological momentary assessment vs retrospective studies on gender coping
Ecological momentary assessment vs retrospective studies on gender coping
EMA: no gender diffs; retrospective: diffs found
Luckow et al. (1998) social support finding
Luckow et al. (1998) social support finding
Women used it more in 25/26 studies