Bernhard L A, Applegate J M
College of Nursing and Department of Women's Studies, Ohio State University, Columbus 43210, USA.
Health Care Women Int. 1999 Jul-Aug;20(4):335-47. doi: 10.1080/073993399245647.
Stress is said to be part of life, but stress may be uniquely experienced by different groups of women. We conducted this study to compare the experiences of stress and the methods of stress management used by lesbian and heterosexual women. A convenience sample of 215 (136 lesbian and 79 heterosexual) urban women was used. All women reported generally good mental health; however, more than 80% of the women reported moderate or severe stress. There were more similarities than differences between the groups, but lesbians reported more stress due to sexual identity, being female, and mental problems, and heterosexual women reported more stress due to parents and children. Both groups used a wide range of stress management strategies, although lesbians more frequently used meditation and therapy.
压力被认为是生活的一部分，但不同群体的女性对压力可能有独特的体验。我们开展这项研究以比较女同性恋者和异性恋女性的压力体验及压力管理方法。采用了一个由215名城市女性组成的便利样本（136名女同性恋者和79名异性恋者）。所有女性均报告心理健康总体良好；然而，超过80%的女性报告有中度或重度压力。两组之间的相似之处多于差异，但女同性恋者因性取向、身为女性和心理问题报告有更多压力，而异性恋女性因父母和子女报告有更多压力。两组都使用了广泛的压力管理策略，不过女同性恋者更频繁地使用冥想和治疗。
