Gender differences in preferences for psychological treatment, coping strategies, and triggers to help‐seeking

• Published in: British journal of clinical psychology Vol. 57; no. 1; pp. 42 - 58
• Main Authors: Liddon, Louise, Kingerlee, Roger, Barry, John A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.03.2018
• Subjects: Adaptation, Psychological - physiology; Adjustment; Adult; Behavior modification; Clinical psychologists; Coping; Coping strategies; Cross-Sectional Studies; Education, Distance - methods; Emotions; Female; gender; Gender differences; Gender Identity; Help seeking behavior; help‐seeking; Humans; Male; mental health; Polls & surveys; Pornography; Psychological intervention; Psychologists; sex; Sex differences; Social media; Stress management; Support groups; Surveys and Questionnaires; Therapy; Treatment preferences; Websites; Women; help-seeking; gender; mental health; coping; sex

Objective There is some evidence that men and women deal with stress in different ways; for example, a meta‐analysis found that women prefer to focus on emotions as a coping strategy more than men do. However, sex differences in preferences for therapy is a subject little explored. Design A cross‐se...