Professional Life Stress and Suicidal Probability: Mediating Role of Emotion Focused Coping Style

Abstract

Objective: The research aimed at investigating how relationship between stress and suicidal probability mediated by emotion focused coping style amongst professionals of highly skilled jobs; doctors, academicians and managers.

Hypothesis: After reviewing extensive literature, following hypothesis was formulated: emotion focused coping style will mediate the relationship of stress and suicidal probability

Research Design: Correlational Research Design

Place and Duration of the Study: Different Universities, Hospitals and Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) group organizations of Karachi from January 2008-December 2008.

Sample and Methods: 600 (300 male and 300 female) professionals; further divided into three groups: 200 doctors, 200 academics and 200 managers working in Karachi were participated in the study. Their age ranged from 31-45 years with the mean age of 38.82 (SD= 4.26). Professional Life stress scale (Fontana, 1989); Coping Response Inventory (Moos, 1993) & Suicidal Probability Scale (Cull & Gill, 1982) were administered on the participants. Results: Study results reckoned by employing Pearson Product Moment Correlation coefficient, linear regression analysis and Sobel’s test for determining relationship among variables and mediation effects of emotion focused coping style.

Conclusion: Outcome of the research was indicative of positive relationship among professional life stress; emotion focused coping and suicidal probability. Moreover, it demonstrates that emotion focused coping style mediates the relationship of stress and suicidal probability.