Indicates that a feeling of control over the environment affects the subject's response to aversive stimuli. This finding helps to reconcile those of other experimenters in the area. (RW)

These studies focused on sex differences and were designed to test the hypothesis that girls were more likely to be immobilized by a fear stimulus than boys. (Authors/CB)

This document consists of the report of a study undertaken to establish the existence of any gender specific differences in the perceived antecedents of academic stress. The definition of stress as a negative emotion strongly associated with doubt about coping is suggested to be particularly relevant to the academic arena where students…

This study examines sex differences in adolescent perceptions and functioning. Subjects were public school students who voluntarily filled out a questionnaire during class time. The information sought was: (1) whether the sources and reported intensity of stress in the day-to-day lives of male and female adolescents are different; (2) whether male…