Open AccessOccupational Stress And The Gender Gap: An Issue Of Control?
Author(s) -
Elisabeth Ryland,
Stephen Levy
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of applied business research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.149
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2157-8834
pISSN - 0892-7626
DOI - 10.19030/jabr.v5i3.6352
Subject(s) - stress (linguistics) , psychology , control (management) , occupational stress , gender gap , social psychology , clinical psychology , demographic economics , management , economics , philosophy , linguistics
This study examined gender differences in reported stress levels among 245 employees occupying similar Positions. Male employees reported significantly lower stress levels than did female employees. Among females, but not among males, stress levels were related to the Desire for Control. The results suggest that low control constitutes a particular stress factor for women.