Gender Influences on the Work-Related Stress-Coping Process

Watson, S.B.; Goh, Yong Wah; Sawang, Sukanlaya

doi:10.1027/1614-0001/a000033

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“…Another important implication that is apparent in these results is that men and women cope with work stressors in different ways. As predicted by social role theory (Eagly, ), it appears that society places pressure on both men and women to cope with stressors in different ways (e.g., Feingold, ; Watson, Goh, & Sawang, ). Organizational leaders should take note of this finding because men and women might need different resources and types of support when facing work‐related stressors.…”

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Bringing work stress home: The impact of role conflict and role overload on spousal marital satisfaction

Carnes

2016

J Occupat & Organ Psyc

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Many previous studies have explored the possibility that work stressors negatively impact the well-being of an individual's spouse with little success. This study aimed to extend the existing literature by exploring boundary conditions of the relationship including the possibility that political skill and gender modify the relationship between role conflict, role overload, and spousal marital satisfaction. It also suggests that men and women differ in their propensity to cope with different types of stressors. Using a sample of 139 matched marital dyads, analytical results generally support these hypotheses. Political skill was a significant moderator of the role conflict-marital satisfaction relationship for the husband-to-wife transaction, but not the wife-to-husband transaction. In addition, political skill was a significant moderator of the role overload-marital satisfaction relationship for the wife-to-husband transaction but not the husband-to-wife transaction. These findings are important to both research and practice in that they highlight the issue of stress crossover and the importance of coping in the workplace. Practitioner pointsIt is advantageous for an employee's marital well-being to deal with work stressors using work-related resources. Males tend to use coping resources to address role conflict, while females divert these resources to role overload.

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Bringing work stress home: The impact of role conflict and role overload on spousal marital satisfaction

Carnes

2016

J Occupat & Organ Psyc

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“…We considered participants' age and gender as possible covariates because previous research has shown that these variables are related to work stress (Barnes‐Farrell, Rumery, & Swody, ; Rauschenbach, Krumm, Thielgen, & Hertel, ; Watson, Goh, & Sawang, ).…”

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“…Control Variables. We considered participants age and gender as possible covariates because previous research has shown that these variables are related to work stress (Barnes-Farrell, Rumery, & Swody, 2002;Rauschenbach, Krumm, Thielgen, & Hertel, 2013;Watson, Goh, & Sawang, 2011). Table 1 provides descriptive statistics and intercorrelations for all study variables.…”

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The Hazard of Teetering at the Top and Being Tied to the Bottom: The Interactive Relationship of Power, Stability, and Social Dominance Orientation with Work Stress

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This study examines the roles of power, stability, and social dominance orientation (SDO) for work stress. Initial laboratory research has demonstrated that power and the stability of one's power position interact to influence stress. Using a sample of Chinese managers, we replicate and extend this finding in an organisational field setting, illustrating that the interactive role of power and stability hinges on individuals' SDO. Individuals higher (but not lower) in SDO experienced more work stress in unstable high‐power and stable low‐power positions, compared to their counterparts in stable high‐power and unstable low‐power positions. These results underscore the role of stability for understanding the power–stress relationship and emphasise individual differences in needs and motivations as an important boundary condition.

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“…Similarly, by using a single item measure of stress, differences in sources of stress among respondents are not reflected. For example, some studies note that men and women may be affected and appraise stressors differently [70,71].…”

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Bullying and Work-Related Stress in the Irish Workplace

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Work-related stress is increasing in prevalence, with important consequences for employees, employers, the economy, and wider society. While previous research has identified a link between work-related stress and bullying, gaps remain in our understanding of the nature of the relationship. This article uses ordered logistic regression and nationally representative data on 5110 employees from Ireland to empirically analyse the distribution of subjective work-related stress and its relationship with bullying (self-reported). We also consider the role and importance of gender and the presence of a formal policy on respect and dignity at work, as well as the degree to which relationships between management and staff and between staff themselves are related to work-related stress. Amongst the main findings are that employees who reported that they were bullied were considerably more likely to report that they were often or always stressed, while bad and very bad relationships between management and staff were also significantly associated with greater stress, particularly for female employees. Overall, our findings have a range of implications for employees, employers, and policymakers.

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Gender Influences on the Work-Related Stress-Coping Process

Cited by 30 publications

References 30 publications

Bringing work stress home: The impact of role conflict and role overload on spousal marital satisfaction

Bringing work stress home: The impact of role conflict and role overload on spousal marital satisfaction

The Hazard of Teetering at the Top and Being Tied to the Bottom: The Interactive Relationship of Power, Stability, and Social Dominance Orientation with Work Stress

Bullying and Work-Related Stress in the Irish Workplace

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