Zusammenfassung
Das Geschlecht ist eine der wichtigsten biologischen Determinanten des Lebens und beeinflusst nicht nur motivationale Prozesse, sondern auch den Umgang mit Stresssituationen und somit unsere Gesundheit. Die Stressreaktion stellt eigentlich einen adaptiven Mechanismus dar, der bewirkt, dass sich Mensch und Körper an situative Gegebenheiten anpassen. Hans Selye, der Pionier der Stressforschung, definierte Stress als eine unspezifische Reaktion des Körpers auf jede Art von Anforderung, welche die Ressourcen einer Person übersteigen (Selye 1956). Im Rahmen einer Metaanalyse von 208 Laborstudien konnten Sally Dickerson und Magaret Kemeny (2004) zeigen, dass besonders Situationen, die hohe Leistungsanforderungen, soziale Bewertung und geringe Kontrollierbarkeit beinhalten, eine Stressreaktion auslösen können. Ein Übermaß an Stress bzw. der nichtadaptive Umgang damit hat weitreichende gesundheitliche Folgen, die individuell, in der wirtschaftlichen Leistung und im Gesundheitssystem spürbar sind.
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Derntl, B. (2018). Gleich oder ungleich? Geschlechtsunterschiede hinsichtlich Stress und Stressbewältigung. In: Gorr, C., Bauer, M. (eds) Was treibt uns an?. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-54857-8_8
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