Working Women: A Study of Relationships between Stress, Coping and Health

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Abstract
This study examines the relationship between job and home environment conditions, job stress, coping and health outcomes in 230 working women. The women sampled were employed full time and 73% were managers or professionals with advanced degrees. The level of job distress was found to be the best predictor of degree of depression, anxiety and physical symptoms. The tendency to use avoidance coping and problem-focused coping was also a significant predictor. The results support the notion that stress in the work environment has a negative impact on the physical and mental health of working women. The results are compared to those of previous relevant studies of men. The findings are also discussed in terms of the mitigating effect of coping on health outcomes.