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Mediators of Stress and Role Satisfaction in Multiple Role Women.

Women involved in multiple life roles comprise a large segment of society, yet little is known about how stressful and satisfying they find this lifestyle, or about what characteristics are related to feeling stressed or satisfied. The purpose of this study was to examine role and life satisfaction and stress in women involved in multiple life roles and, using an interactional theory of stress as a guideline, to explore the mediating effects of coping strategies, hardiness, and social support on these levels of stress and satisfaction. The sample included 111 female university faculty, research scientists, and administrators involved in multiple role lifestyles. Participants completed questionnaires assessing their levels of stress; general life, career, marital, parental, and leisure role satisfaction; hardiness; social support; and typical coping strategies. Participants reported relatively low levels of stress and moderately high levels of satisfaction with their roles. Regression analyses revealed that the various forms of satisfaction were significantly predicted by hardiness and social support (p<.05). Coping strategies were not a strong predictor for any of the satisfaction variables. Stress was significantly related to lack of hardiness and use of avoidance coping strategies for women (p<.001). These results have implications for counseling multiple role women. (Author)

Authors

Hammond, Laura A.

Peer Reviewed
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Publication Type
['Reports - Research', 'Speeches/Meeting Papers']
Published in
United States of America

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