Dissertations and Theses @ UNI
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Open Access Thesis
Keywords
Sex differences (Psychology); Stress (Physiology); Stress (Psychology);
Abstract
The purpose of the present study is to determine if there are sex and age differences in the experience of mental health problems (anxiety, depression, and alcohol abuse) in a working population. Previous research findings suggest that females experience more problems with anxiety and depression. Also, previous research shows that males experience more problems associated with drinking alcohol. The subjects in the present study are 244 volunteers from summer psychology classes at the University of Northern Iowa and the Mid-America Association of Educational Opportunity Program Personnel. The results indicated that males and females differed significantly on the Self-Report Anxiety Scale, but not on the Self-Report Depression Scale or the Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test. There were also significant age differences between females and males.
Year of Submission
1990
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
Department of Psychology
First Advisor
Jane L. Wong
Second Advisor
Andrew R. Gilpin
Third Advisor
Frank X. Barrios
Date Original
1990
Object Description
1 PDF file (66 leaves)
Copyright
©1990 Carmen M. Charles
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Charles, Carmen M., "Sex and Age Differences in the Experience of Stress" (1990). Dissertations and Theses @ UNI. 2319.
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/etd/2319
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