Gender perception of stress: a comparative study between male and female physicians

Practising male physicians in varied disciplines, in Trinidad and Tobago, were studied to determine whether causal factors of negative stress were similar to those encountered by female physicians. (WIMJ Vol. 42, No. 3, 93-136, pp. 126-128). Results indicated that major stressors in the male physicians were as follows: - Job (31.6 percent) compared with females 36 percent - Finance (26.3 percent) compared with females 32 percent - Children (10.5 percent) compared with females 20 percent - Relationships (5.3 percent) compared with females 20 percent. The Minor stresors identified by the male physicians: - Job (21.7 percent) compared with females 32 percent - Job and children combined (13 percent) compared with females wherein job 32 percent and children 48 percent. This group of male physicians appear to experience less negative stress than their female counterparts. The implications of this will be discussed (AU)