AGE PECULIARITIES OF MEN AND WOMEN’S STRESS COPING

Abstract

The article is aimed at describing an empirical study to identify men and women’s age-specific characteristics of personal resources and coping strategies. The leading research methods were diagnostic and static ones. They enabled to reveal the presence of significant differences in the characteristics of personal resources and coping strategies of men and women. Based on the results of the empirical study, the hypothesis that the personal resources and coping strategies are age specific is confirmed. It was found that young people prefer to use non-adaptive coping strategies: “escape-avoidance”, more mature ones use “self-control” and “problem-solving” adaptive strategies. The obtained research results can be used in forecasting possible risks in the process of overcoming and experiencing stress at young and mature age. Besides, the data obtained can be used in the consultative work of a psychologist.