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10 - How and Why Gender Relates to Workplace Stress and Well-Being

from Part III - Major Issues Relating to Stress and Well-Being

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 February 2023

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Hope Dodd ,
Rose LeFevre-Levy  and
Kristen M. Shockley
Edited by
Laurent M. Lapierre  and
Sir Cary Cooper
Laurent M. Lapierre
Affiliation:
University of Ottawa
Sir Cary Cooper
Affiliation:
University of Manchester
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There are three primary theoretical perspectives detailing why gender differences in workplace stressors may exist: the differential exposure perspective, the psychological/coping perspective, and the biological sex differences perspective. The purpose of this chapter is to discuss how and at what point gender is proposed to influence the stressor–well-being process in addition to summarizing empirical evidence regarding gender differences in the mean levels of common work stressors: work–family conflict, job demands, job autonomy/decision latitude, work hours, and career concerns. Gaps in the present literature are identified and recommendations for future research are provided.

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gender differenceswork stressorswell-beingjob strain
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Organizational Stress and Well-Being , pp. 309 - 346
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