中華心理衛生協會

Purpose: Previous research has indicated that stress, coping strategies, and gender correlate with each other. This study examined these correlations. Methods: A total of 124 studies sampling Taiwanese students from elementary school through college from 1991 to 2010 (N=89,844) met the coding criteria for inclusion. Meta-analyses were applied to explore the results. Results: The correlation between overall stress and ”avoidance and postponing” coping strategies was significantly positive (r=.33). The correlation between romantic stress and gender was not significant when controlling for the moderating effect of school level. In addition, gender differences in family stress were also not found. The correlation between support-seeking coping strategies and gender was significantly negative (r=-.08), meaning female students used sought support as a coping strategy slightly more often than male students did. However, gender differences in overall coping strategies, problem solving, avoidance, and emotional venting were non-significant. According to the homogeneity tests, the school-level moderated the impact of gender on problem-solving coping strategies. Conclusions: According to results, implications for prevention and intervention are identified and suggestions are made for future research.