SEX DIFFERENCES IN DAILY STRESS AND COPING

这项建议寻求支持，以研究400名男性和女性(200对夫妇) 使用每日日记方法评估9周的波动 压力、应对和情绪。受访者将从1000名受访者中抽出 将参加1984-85年底特律地区研究(DAS)的夫妇， 密歇根大学进行的年度调查。面对面 关于生活压力、社会支持、 角色紧张、自我概念、健康和心理困扰将是 可从DAS档案中获取，以补充日常日记数据。 研究的主要目的是了解性行为的决定因素 已婚成年人心理痛苦的差异，有 特别关注日常压力和应对过程的作用。这个 不同的含义是，应激源和水平的变化 我们将对他们的幸福状况进行检查。此外，研究还将考虑 个体的压力和应对方式对 配偶的心理健康状况。例如，它被假设为 特定的配偶应对方式对一个成员有益 这是一对夫妻，也不利于对方的福祉。 最近的研究表明，日常压力对 心理苦恼和性别差异在苦恼中的表现要好于专业 有压力的经历，但很少有研究考察压力的波动 并在日常工作的基础上应对。这项拟议的研究利用了 在理论、方法和数据分析策略方面的最新发展 调查受日常压力和压力影响的苦恼的性别差异 应对。具体地说，将使用时间序列分析来描述 个人因素和婚姻因素之间的时间关系 适应过程。

This proposal seeks support to study 400 men and women (200 couples) for nine weeks using a daily diary methodology to assess fluctuations in stress, coping, and mood. Respondents will be drawn from a sample of 1,000 couples who will participate in the 1984-85 Detroit Area Study (DAS), a yearly survey carried out by the University of Michigan. Face-to-face interview and questionnaire data concerning life stress, social support, role strains, self-concept, health, and psychological distress will be available from the DAS archives to augment the daily diary data. The primary research aim is to understand the determinants of sex differences in psychological distress among married adults, with a particular focus on the role of daily stress and coping processes. The differential implications that variations in the source and level of stress have for well-being will be examined. In addition, the study will consider the implications of the individual's stress and coping for the psychological well-being of the spouse. For instance, it is hypothesized that particular styles of spousal coping are beneficial to one member of a couple and detrimental to the well-being of the other. Recent research indicates that daily stress has greater implications for psychological distress and for sex differences in distress than do major stressful experiences, yet few studies have examined fluctuations in stress and coping on a day-to-day basis. The proposed study takes advantage of recent developments in theory, methodology and data analytic strategies to investigate sex differences in distress as a function of daily stress and coping. Specifically, time series analyses will be employed to describe temporal relationships among both individual and marital factors in adaptational processes.