PMID: 6536501Jan 1, 1984Paper

Gender, role, and illness behavior in a military population

Health Psychology : Official Journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association
G D Bishop

Abstract

This research investigated the effects of gender and role stress on reporting and response to symptoms in a military population. Forty-six female and 44 male enlisted soldiers, who were members of administrative or combat support units, were interviewed and asked to keep a health diary for 30 days. The results showed that although females reported twice as many health problems in the initial interview there were no significant gender differences observed in symptom reporting on the health diary. Significant differences were obtained, however, between members of administrative and support units with members of combat support units reporting twice as many symptoms on the diary. Overall, the results are interpreted as emphasizing the impact of occupational stress and group cohesion rather than gender as influences on illness behavior.

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