GENDER DIFFERENCES IN THE USEFULNESS OF GOAL-DIRECTED COPING FOR MIDDLE-AGED AND OLDER WORKERS

Authors
ABRAHAM JD HANSSON RO
Citation
Jd. Abraham et Ro. Hansson, GENDER DIFFERENCES IN THE USEFULNESS OF GOAL-DIRECTED COPING FOR MIDDLE-AGED AND OLDER WORKERS, Journal of applied social psychology, 26(8), 1996, pp. 657-669
Citations number
26
Categorie Soggetti
Psychology, Social
Journal title
Journal of applied social psychology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00219029
Volume
26
Issue
8
Year of publication
1996
Pages
657 - 669
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-9029(1996)26:8<657:GDITUO>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
This study, involving 224 employed adults (aged 40 to 69), investigate d the potential moderating effect of gender on the effectiveness of de velopmental coping dispositions at work. Moderated regression results indicated that, even after controlling for occupational differences, t enacious, goal-directed coping tendencies were more highly related to occupational satisfaction and well-being for middle-aged and older men than for similar women (p < .05). These differences may reflect the o peration of gender-role stereotypes that impede the progress of women at work.