Are Women Less Psychologically Resilient Than Men? Background Stressors Underlying Gender Differences in Reports of Stress-Related Psychological Sequelae
Sarah R. Lowe, Rachel Hennein, Jordyn H. Feingold, Lauren Peccoralo, Jonathan A. Ripp, Carolyn M. Mazure, Robert H. Pietrzak
Abstract
Women are reported to be more likely than men to develop disorders such as MDD and PTSD as a result of stress. To investigate why this is true, these authors conducted a survey of frontline health care workers responding to the pandemic.
Topics & Concepts
StressorPsychologyClinical psychologyPandemicCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)PsychiatryMental healthPsychological stressMedicineDiseaseInfectious disease (medical specialty)PathologyHealthcare professionals’ stress and burnoutCOVID-19 and Mental Health