SEX DIFFERENCES IN DAILY STRESS AND COPING

该提案寻求支持，研究400名男性和女性（200对夫妇）， 使用每日日记方法评估9周内 压力应对和情绪 受访者将从1，000个样本中抽取 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 访谈和问卷调查资料涉及生活压力、社会支持 角色紧张，自我概念，健康和心理困扰将是 可从DAS档案中获得，以增加每日日记数据。 研究的主要目的是了解性别的决定因素 已婚成年人心理困扰的差异， 特别关注日常压力和应对过程的作用。 的 压力来源和程度的变化 幸福将受到考验。 此外，研究还将考虑 个人的压力和应对的影响， 配偶的心理健康。 例如，假设 特定的配偶应对方式对一个家庭成员是有益的， 一个人的幸福，一个人的幸福。 最近的研究表明，日常压力对 心理苦恼和为苦恼的性别差异比较大 压力的经历，但很少有研究探讨了压力的波动 和日常生活中的应对方式 拟议的研究利用了 理论、方法和数据分析战略的最新发展， 调查日常压力下的苦恼的性别差异， 应对 具体而言，将采用时间序列分析来描述 个人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.