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Coping with dysphoria: gender differences in college students.

D M McDaniel1, C S Richards

  • 1Syracuse University.

Journal of Clinical Psychology
|November 1, 1990
PubMed
Summary

Men use more coping strategies for dysphoria than women, employing relaxation and situation changes. Women find faith in improvement beneficial, while men benefit from life changes and effort. Both sexes experience more dysphoria when suppressing anger.

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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Gender Studies
  • Mental Health

Background:

  • College students frequently experience dysphoria.
  • Understanding coping mechanisms is crucial for mental well-being.
  • Gender may influence coping strategy selection.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate gender differences in self-coping strategies for dysphoria among college students.
  • To identify specific coping techniques utilized by males and females.
  • To explore correlations between coping strategies and dysphoria levels in both genders.

Main Methods:

  • Qualitative interviews were conducted with 35 college students (male and female) reporting recent serious dysphoria.
  • Participants discussed their personal coping techniques for managing dysphoria.

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  • Data were analyzed to identify gender-specific strategies and their correlations with dysphoria severity.

    • Main Results:

    • Men utilized more coping techniques overall compared to women.
    • Men predominantly used relaxation, self-reward, and situation alteration strategies.
    • For women, a belief in self-improvement correlated with reduced dysphoria; for men, life changes and dedicated effort showed similar correlations.
    • Suppressed anger was linked to increased dysphoria in both genders.

    Conclusions:

    • Gender influences the choice of self-coping strategies for managing dysphoria in college students.
    • Effective coping strategies for dysphoria vary between men and women.
    • Anger suppression is detrimental to dysphoria management for both male and female students.