Biomedical subjects

D W Ginther

Publications and source records attributed to D W Ginther.

4 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed1991

How business professionals view their stress.

Differences in stress for business professionals by sex, age, marital status, stress levels, job classification, having children and pets were investigated. Subjects were 80 business professionals who responded to the Tennessee Stress Scale-L inventory which provides three subscales (Stress Producers, Coping Mechanisms, and Stress Symptoms) and Total Stress. Significant differences were found between 40 men and 40 women and among stress level groups on Stress Producers, Stress Symptoms, and Total Stress scores.

Adaptation, Psychological↗

PubMed1991

Educators' appraisal of their stressors and coping strategies.

An assessment of 188 educators' perceptions of their appraisal of stress producers and coping mechanisms on McWilliams and Schnorr's questionnaire were studied. Subjects identified their stress as mild, moderate, and severe. Analysis of scores identified educators' stressors and coping strategies and showed significant differences among the three stress-level groups on statements about 12 stress producers and 8 coping mechanisms.

Adaptation, Psychological↗

PubMed1991

Differences between men and women on stress producers and coping strategies.

Differences in stress producers and coping strategies for 158 men and 243 women were investigated. Analyses of participants' responses to a survey on stress showed significant differences between men and women on eight stress producers and on five coping strategies.

Adaptation, Psychological↗

PubMed1990

Stress as perceived by professionals.

This study investigated differences in stress by sex, levels, age, and job classifications as perceived by 173 professionals. Subjects responded to the Tennessee Stress Scale-L questionnaire which provides measures for the three subscales (Stress Producers, Coping Mechanisms, and Stress Symptoms) and Total Stress. Significant differences were found between sexes and among stress levels, age groups, and job classifications on various subscales and total stress measures.

Adult↗