DIFFERENCES OF COPING RESPONSES BETWEEN GENDERS

Abstract

Objective: Current research intended to find out the differences of coping responses between genders. Hence for the present research it was hypothesized that there would be a significant difference between scaled scores of focus of coping (approach and avoidance) responses of males and females.

Research design: Quantitative study.

Place and Duration of Study:  Karachi, Pakistan. 

Method: The total sample consisted of 150 volunteer students (75 males and 75 females) from different universities of Karachi. Sample age range was between 18 to 26 years. Mean age of total sample was 21.32 years. Moreover mean age of males and females were 20.97 and 21.67 respectively. First a consent form was signed by the students, then a demographic form was administered to record the basic information like age, gender, family income, residential area, educational institute etc. Coping Responses Inventory-Adult [1] was administered to find out the coping responses. The CRI-A has two types of coping responses i.e. focus and method; for the present research only focus of coping was considered.

Results: t-test was calculated to analyze the results. Results showed difference in only Emotional Discharge (avoidance focus of coping) between males and females at t (2.05) = 144, p < 0.042 level. Thus the hypothesis is partially verified.

Conclusion: It is concluded that there is no significant difference between coping responses of males and females except in one of the components of avoidance focus of coping (i.e. emotional discharge).