DeVries H M, Hamilton D W, Lovett S, Gallagher-Thompson D
Psychology Department, Wheaton College, Illinois 60187, USA.
Psychol Aging. 1997 Jun;12(2):263-7. doi: 10.1037//0882-7974.12.2.263.
The similarities and differences in male and female caregivers' preferred strategies for coping and the perceived helpfulness of these strategies in managing caregiving stressors were examined in this study. Respondents were 170 caregivers (139 women and 31 men) who were primary caregivers for an elderly adult relative who was either cognitively impaired or physically frail. Results provide preliminary evidence that gender is related to frequency of use but not to the perceived helpfulness of specific coping strategies.
本研究考察了男性和女性照料者在应对时偏好的策略以及这些策略在应对照料压力源时所感知到的帮助作用的异同。研究对象为170名照料者（139名女性和31名男性），他们是认知受损或身体虚弱的老年亲属的主要照料者。结果提供了初步证据，表明性别与特定应对策略的使用频率有关，但与这些策略所感知到的帮助作用无关。
