Devantier, Keira (2009) The Occupational Stress Process: An Exploratory Approach to Gender Differences. Honours thesis, University of Southern Queensland. (Unpublished)
Abstract
The negative and widespread impact of stress at work is generally accepted to be a significant problem for both individuals and organisations. Despite the raising rates of stress in the workplace, little is known about how to assist people to manage their individual experiences of occupational stress. Determining if differences exist between men and women in the way they process stress in the workplace is an important first step in understanding occupational stress and tailoring effective management options. The aim of the present study was to use the Transactional model of stress from Lazarus and Folkman as the foundation from which to perform exploratory analysis to establish whether the occupational stress and coping process is different between the genders. A total of 144 employed men and 172 employed women participated in the study. A battery of questionnaires was administered to participants, including: the Primary Appraisal Scale, the Secondary Appraisal Scale, the Multifaceted control scale, the Ways of Coping Checklist and the Job-Related Affective Well-being Scale. The results demonstrated that men and women form two distinct groups, which resulted in the identification of different models for the stress process for each group. A limitation of this study was the inability to explore the possible mediating effects of coping in the stress and coping process. Future research could explore this issue to determine whether coping is a mediator in the stress and coping process.
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| Faculty/School / Institute/Centre: | Historic - Faculty of Sciences - Department of Psychology (Up to 30 Jun 2013) |
| Supervisors: | Yong Wah Goh |
| Qualification: | Bachelor of Science (Honours) |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Oct 2025 06:30 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Oct 2025 06:30 |
| Fields of Research (2008): | 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences > 1799 Other Psychology and Cognitive Sciences > 179999 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences not elsewhere classified |
| Fields of Research (2020): | 52 PSYCHOLOGY > 5299 Other psychology > 529999 Other psychology not elsewhere classified |
| URI: | https://sear.unisq.edu.au/id/eprint/52263 |
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