ESTRÉS PERCIBIDO, RECURSOS DE AFRONTAMIENTO Y SATISFACCIÓN CON LA VIDA ENTRE ESTUDIANTES UNIVERSITARIOS DE MÉXICO Y ESTADOS UNIDOS: UN ESTUDIO TRANS-CULTURAL

This article presents a cross-cultural study of the perceived stress, coping resources, and life satisfaction of college students in Mexico and the United States. Two-hundred-six Mexican college students (41 males and 165 females) and 241 U.S. college students (69 males and 172 females) completed th...

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Published inAnales de psicología (Murcia, Spain) Vol. 24; no. 1; p. 49
Main Authors Matheny, Kenneth B, Roque-Tovar, Bernardo Enrique
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Murcia Servicio de Publicaciones, Universidad de Murcia 01.01.2008
Subjects
College students
Cross cultural studies
Perceptions
Social psychology
Stress
United States > US
Mexico
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Summary:This article presents a cross-cultural study of the perceived stress, coping resources, and life satisfaction of college students in Mexico and the United States. Two-hundred-six Mexican college students (41 males and 165 females) and 241 U.S. college students (69 males and 172 females) completed the Perceived Stress Scale, the Coping Resources Inventory for Stress, and the Satisfaction with Life Scale. The analysis of the results was based on a transactional stress model, and it was intended to assess the extent to which perceived stress and coping resources predict life satisfaction. In addition, a description of the cross-cultural and male-female differences is presented. Finally, the authors discuss the appropriateness of the transactional stress model and the use of the three instruments for both Mexican and U.S. students. [PUBLICATION ABSTRACT]
ISSN:0212-9728
1695-2294