Stress and Psychological Distress in Emerging Adulthood: A Gender Analysis
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Participants
2.2. Data Collection
2.2.1. Dependent Variable: Psychological Distress
2.2.2. Independent Variables: Stress, Coping Styles, Self-Esteem and Social Support
2.3. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Study Variables | Men (n = 2408) | Women (n = 2408) | t(4814) | d-Value | ||
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M | SD | M | SD | |||
Psychological distress | 18.46 | 10.39 | 22.17 | 11.52 | −11.73 * | 0.34 |
Number of life events | 3.54 | 2.66 | 3.54 | 2.65 | −0.08 | 0.00 |
Chronic stress | 4.97 | 4.02 | 5.61 | 4.26 | −5.34 * | 0.15 |
Minor daily hassles | 4.43 | 3.58 | 5.26 | 3.85 | −7.82 * | 0.22 |
Rational coping style | 26.84 | 6.66 | 24.80 | 6.28 | 10.90 * | 0.32 |
Emotional coping style | 15.02 | 6.70 | 16.49 | 6.58 | −7.66 * | 0.22 |
Detachment coping style | 15.84 | 5.26 | 14.29 | 5.14 | 10.35 * | 0.30 |
Self-esteem | 108.27 | 20.44 | 104.24 | 21.20 | 6.71 * | 0.19 |
Social support | 28.75 | 6.12 | 29.94 | 5.82 | −6.91 * | 0.20 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
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1. Age | 0.09 * | −0.06 | 0.09 * | 0.02 | 0.06 * | 0.08 * | −0.12 * | 0.06 | 0.14 * | 0.08 * | |
2. Educational level | 0.17 * | −0.05 | −0.10 * | 0.09 * | 0.09 * | 0.17 * | −0.07 * | −0.04 | 0.06 | 0.06 | |
3. Psychological distress | −0.04 | −0.11 * | 0.24 * | 0.19 * | 0.13 * | −0.24 * | 0.59 * | 0.08 * | −0.55 * | −0.31 * | |
4. Number of life events | 0.07 * | −0.10 * | 0.27 * | 0.22 * | 0.18 * | −0.02 | 0.18 * | 0.05 | −0.12 * | −0.11 * | |
5. Chronic stress | 0.07 * | 0.08 * | 0.22 * | 0.26 * | 0.54 * | −0.02 | 0.14 * | −0.01 | −0.14 * | −0.15 * | |
6. Minor daily hassles | 0.03 | 0.11 * | 0.13 * | 0.13 * | 0.47 * | 0.02 | 0.11 * | −0.01 | −0.07 | −0.08 * | |
7. Rational coping style | 0.06 | 0.13 * | −0.24 * | 0.00 | −0.01 | 0.02 | −0.22 * | 0.16 * | 0.48 * | 0.22 * | |
8. Emotional coping style | −0.09 * | −0.13 * | 0.58 * | 0.17 * | 0.18 * | 0.11 * | −0.28 * | 0.28 * | −0.69 * | −0.32 * | |
9. Detachment coping style | 0.03 | −0.09 * | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.01 | −0.02 | 0.26 * | 0.15 * | −0.15 * | −0.05 | |
10. Self−esteem | 0.08 * | 0.12 * | −0.52 * | −0.11 * | −0.15 * | −0.06 | 0.51 * | −0.68 * | −0.02 | 0.36 * | |
11. Social support | 0.02 | 0.15 * | −0.31 * | −0.17 * | −0.14 * | 0.04 | 0.20 * | −0.33 * | −0.05 | 0.34 * |
Measure | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 | ||||
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β | t-Value | β | t-Value | β | t-Value | β | t-Value | |
Age | −0.06 | −2.99 | −0.09 | −4.36 * | −0.01 | −0.50 | 0.01 | 0.30 |
Education | −0.05 | −2.38 | −0.04 | −1.88 | 0.01 | 0.68 | 0.01 | 0.10 |
Number of life events | 0.21 | 10.26 * | 0.13 | 7.62 * | 0.12 | 7.58 * | ||
Chronic stress | 0.14 | 5.81 * | 0.08 | 4.13 * | 0.06 | 3.06 | ||
Minor daily hassles | 0.02 | 1.08 | 0.01 | 0.33 | 0.01 | 0.60 | ||
Rational coping style | −0.11 | −6.45 * | −0.02 | −0.84 | ||||
Emotional coping style | 0.55 | 30.82 * | 0.39 | 16.96 * | ||||
Detachment coping style | −0.06 | −3.68 * | −0.07 | −4.26 * | ||||
Self-esteem | −0.23 | −9.38 * | ||||||
Social support | −0.08 | −4.44 * | ||||||
R2 | 0.01 | 0.09 | 0.39 | 0.42 | ||||
Adjusted R2 | 0.01 | 0.08 | 0.39 | 0.42 | ||||
R2 Change | 0.01 | 0.08 | 0.30 | 0.03 | ||||
ANOVA (F-value, df) | 7.87 (22,405) * | 45.58 (22,405) * | 191.99 (22,405) * | 173.33 (22,405) * |
Measure | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 | ||||
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β | t-Value | β | t-Value | β | t-Value | β | t-Value | |
Age | −0.02 | −1.10 | −0.05 | −2.66 | −0.01 | −0.08 | 0.00 | −0.01 |
Education | −0.13 | −6.19 * | −0.11 | −5.63 * | −0.04 | −2.23 | −0.03 | −1.85 |
Number of life events | 0.22 | 10.71 * | 0.16 | 9.26 * | 0.15 | 8.90 * | ||
Chronic stress | 0.16 | 7.21 * | 0.08 | 4.38 * | 0.07 | 3.54 * | ||
Minor daily hassles | 0.04 | 1.85 | 0.02 | 1.18 | 0.03 | 1.57 | ||
Rational coping style | −0.09 | −5.07 * | −0.01 | −0.46 | ||||
Emotional coping style | 0.51 | 28.76 * | 0.38 | 16.99 * | ||||
Detachment coping style | −0.02 | −1.48 | −0.03 | −1.98 | ||||
Self−esteem | −0.20 | −8.25 * | ||||||
Social support | −0.08 | −4.68 * | ||||||
R2 | 0.02 | 0.12 | 0.39 | 0.41 | ||||
Adjusted R2 | 0.02 | 0.11 | 0.38 | 0.41 | ||||
R2 Change | 0.02 | 0.10 | 0.27 | 0.02 | ||||
ANOVA (F-value, df) | 21.36 (22,405) * | 63.67 (22,405) * | 189.17 (22,405) * | 167.80 (22,405) * |
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Matud, M.P.; Díaz, A.; Bethencourt, J.M.; Ibáñez, I. Stress and Psychological Distress in Emerging Adulthood: A Gender Analysis. J. Clin. Med. 2020, 9, 2859. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm9092859
Matud MP, Díaz A, Bethencourt JM, Ibáñez I. Stress and Psychological Distress in Emerging Adulthood: A Gender Analysis. Journal of Clinical Medicine. 2020; 9(9):2859. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm9092859
Chicago/Turabian StyleMatud, M. Pilar, Amelia Díaz, Juan Manuel Bethencourt, and Ignacio Ibáñez. 2020. "Stress and Psychological Distress in Emerging Adulthood: A Gender Analysis" Journal of Clinical Medicine 9, no. 9: 2859. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcm9092859