TY - JOUR
T1 - Coping with dysphoria
T2 - Gender differences in college students
AU - McDaniel, Dawn M.
AU - Richards, C. Steven
PY - 1990/11
Y1 - 1990/11
N2 - This study examined gender differences in how college students cope with dysphoria on their own. Thirty‐five male and female college students who reported experiencing serious dysphoria within the past year were interviewed about the coping techniques they used. Compared to women, men made greater use of relaxation, self‐reward, and situation changes. Men also employed more coping techniques than did women. For women, maintaining a faith in their own improvement was correlated significantly with less dysphoria. For men, experiencing changes in their lives and putting work into the techniques were correlated significantly with less dysphoria. For both sexes, keeping anger in was correlated significantly with more dysphoria.
AB - This study examined gender differences in how college students cope with dysphoria on their own. Thirty‐five male and female college students who reported experiencing serious dysphoria within the past year were interviewed about the coping techniques they used. Compared to women, men made greater use of relaxation, self‐reward, and situation changes. Men also employed more coping techniques than did women. For women, maintaining a faith in their own improvement was correlated significantly with less dysphoria. For men, experiencing changes in their lives and putting work into the techniques were correlated significantly with less dysphoria. For both sexes, keeping anger in was correlated significantly with more dysphoria.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0025603673&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1002/1097-4679(199011)46:6<896::AID-JCLP2270460632>3.0.CO;2-R
DO - 10.1002/1097-4679(199011)46:6<896::AID-JCLP2270460632>3.0.CO;2-R
M3 - Article
C2 - 2286688
AN - SCOPUS:0025603673
VL - 46
SP - 896
EP - 899
JO - Journal of Clinical Psychology
JF - Journal of Clinical Psychology
SN - 0021-9762
IS - 6
ER -