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A study was conducted on levels of job stress among managerial workers in the United Kingdom. Male and female management school ex-graduates completed an extended Occupational Stress Inventory (OSI) and a biographical questionnaire. Completed questionnaires were returned by 126 female and 220 male managers. Women were found to have higher scores on sources of pressure subscales resulting from gender specific factors such as discrimination and prejudice. Females also demonstrated more positive coping techniques, were less satisfied with their jobs, and were at greater risk for mental and physical ill health compared with the males in the cohort. Predictors of poor physical health, mental health, and job dissatisfaction were found to differ between males and females.
Stress Medicine, 11(3):157-175, 1995. (25 references)
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