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)
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- Abstract 4
- Furthermore 5
- St dies have shown higher levels of 5
- This model conceptualizes a 6
- Subjects 8
- SD6.2 with a range of 25 to 51. 9
- Measures 9
- Demographic information. 9
- 1985 was used to measure stress. 10
- The respondents were instructed to rate how often in 10
- Life satisfaction. 10
- Career satisfaction. 11
- Marital satisfaction. 11
- Parental satisfaction. 11
- Leisure satisfaction. 11
- Coping strategies. 12
- Social support. 13
- For each item the response 13
- If the packet was 14
- Results 14
- Question One 14
- Insert Table 1 15
- .07 points respectively. 16
- Career satisfaction. 16
- Marital satisfaction. 16
- Parental satisfaction. 17
- For women social support from 17
- Leisure satisfaction. 17
- Question Three 17
- The regression analysis equation for stress in multiple role 17
- Hardiness and avoidance coping 17
- These 18
- Moos 1981. 19
- Philips 1984. 19
- Using an 21
- Research is now needed to clearly establish a 22
- References 23
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- Journal of 24
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- Multiple roles and the physical health 24
- Journal of 24
- Variables 25
- Variable 25
- Mean 25
- Stress 25
- Hardiness 25
- Table 2 26
- Parameter SE 26
- Intercept 26
- Hardiness 26
- F21106.78 26
- Intercept 26
- Hardiness 26
- Intercept 26
- F21087.29 a.001 26
- Intercept 26
- 4.38 26
- Intercept 26
- Table 3 27
- Stepwise Regression Analysis of the Rel tionship betweet. 27
- Parameter 27
- Estimate SE 27
- F21087.00 p.001 27
- Intercept 27
- Hardiness 27