K. Korabik et J. Vankampen, GENDER, SOCIAL SUPPORT, AND COPING WITH WORK STRESSORS AMONG MANAGERS, Journal of social behavior and personality, 10(6), 1995, pp. 135-148
The influence of sex and gender-role orientation on social support and
coping with occupational stressors was examined in a sample of 17 men
and 18 women managers who were matched for job level. Biological sex
was more important in determining the work stressors experienced, wher
eas gender-role orientation was more influential in affecting coping a
nd social support. Specifically, women reported encountering more job-
related stressors and coping with general stressful situations through
self-blame more often than men. Managers high in expressivity were mo
re likely than those low in expressivity to report coping with specifi
c stressful situations through both avoidance and seeking support. The
y also reported receiving more emotional support and more overall supp
ort in specific stressful situations than those low in expressivity.