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Managing and coping with stress

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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

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Practise AQA A Level Psychology Managing and coping with stress with exam-style questions for A Level Psychology. 49 questions, matched to the AQA A Level Psychology (7182) specification and written in Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 style. Every question includes a full worked solution and mark scheme, so you can see where marks are awarded rather than just whether you got the answer right.

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