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Question 6

Table 2: Gender differences in types of social support sought by junior doctors experiencing clinical residency stress

Number seeking instrumental (problem-focused) supportNumber seeking emotional (affective) supportNumber seeking both instrumental and emotional supportTotals
Males982230150
Females328830150
Totals13011060300

Using your knowledge of gender differences in types of social support as a coping mechanism for stress, explain the findings in Table 2.

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Managing and coping with stress Questions

  1. A Level
  2. /Psychology
  3. /Managing and coping with stress

49 exam-style questions on AQA A Level Psychology Managing and coping with stress. Each one has a worked solution and a mark scheme showing where the marks go.

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