Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-04T18:27:21Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Juliana_Allegretti.pdf: 581604 bytes, checksum: 43c3a099ad486a206a3d11d8a20acbdb (MD5) Previous issue date: 2006-02-22 / Pontif?cia Universidade Cat?lica de Campinas / The purpose of this study was the evaluation and the comparison between married and single women regarding the incidence of stress, the stressful sources and the confrontation strategies to deal with tension. The association among symptoms, sources and strategies has been investigated. The number of women that participated was 21: a group of 10 women with high leveleduaction, professionally active, married and with children, having in average 37 years; another group of 11 college studentes (2nd. and 3rd.year), single and without children with the average of 19,8 years. The study showed high incidence of stress with predominance of psychological symptoms disclosed in both the groups, indicating that the strategies of confrontation used by the participants are insufficient or inadequate. About the stressful sources there was no significant statistics difference between the groups, however it was observed that with more stressful sources the level of stress presented became higher, what leads to the recommendation of implementing stress control programs in the prophylactic level as well in the treatment level. New studies would be really relevant to verify the real factors that determine the prevalence of decurrently symptoms of excessive stress in women. / Este estudo objetivou avaliar e comparar mulheres casadas e mulheres solteiras quanto ? incid?ncia de stress, fontes estressoras e estrat?gias de enfrentamento usadas para lidar com a tens?o. Correlacionaram-se sintomas, fontes e estrat?gias. As participantes foram um total de 21 mulheres, sendo um grupo de 10 mulheres com n?vel superior completo, profissionalmente ativas, casadas e com filhos, tendo em m?dia 37 anos e outro grupo de 11 mulheres universit?rias de 2? e 3? ano, solteiras e sem filhos com idade m?dia de 19,8 anos. O estudo revelou em ambos os grupos alta incid?ncia de stress com predomin?ncia de sintomas psicol?gicos indicando que as estrat?gias de enfrentamento utilizadas pelas participantes s?o insuficientes ou inadequadas. Quanto ?s fontes estressoras n?o houve diferen?a estat?stica significante entre os grupos, por?m observou-se que quanto mais estressores mais elevado era o n?vel de stress, o que leva a recomenda??o de que se instituam programas de controle do stress tanto a n?vel profil?tico como de tratamento. Estudos posteriores seriam de grande relev?ncia para a verifica??o dos reais determinantes da preval?ncia de sintomas decorrentes do stress excessivo nas mulheres.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-04T18:27:39Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Cesar Roberto Pinheiro.pdf: 853386 bytes, checksum: 5cd47f311a8e736a6526238c82882b44 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-02-11 / In order to measure quality of life, symptoms and incidence of stress, and the main occupational stressors in clergies (men and women) in the Methodist Church, as well as the degree of association of these variables, an interview was held with 74 adults (49 males and 25 females), 20 and 70 years old, approximately. The following instruments of measure were applied: term of agreement; identification form; inventory of stress symptoms , survey on stress sources in clergies; visual analogic scale and inventory of quality of life. It was noticed that 50% of the sample was highly stressed and that 64,5% had bad quality life in terms of health care. It was also noticed that the percent of female population with stress (64%) overtook that of male in a similar situation (42,86%). As to symptoms, the study showed that in the stressed women the tendency of developing psychological symptoms is higher than it is in the men in the present sample. It was also noticed a significant percent of stress cases among married clergywomen. Significant and negative correlations were observed between quality of life in health area and stress, indicating that higher levels of stress correlates with lower perception of life quality. The research also indicated that the first years of pastoral practice is associated with a higher level of stress. Considering stressors, it was seen that the main sources of stress in a clergy life are: concern about their children s education (due to constant itinerancy); the undergoing of pastoral indication, and financial negotiation (pastoral stipend) between clergies and Church administration. / A fim de averiguar a qualidade de vida, incid?ncia e sintomatologia de stress e os principais estressores ocupacionais em cl?rigos (as) da Igreja Metodista e o grau de associa??o entre estas vari?veis, entrevistou-se 74 pessoas, das quais 49 homens e 25 mulheres, contando entre 20 e 70 anos, aproximadamente. Utilizaram-se os seguintes instrumentos: Termo de consentimento livre e esclarecido; Formul?rio de identifica??o dos participantes; Invent?rio de Sintomas de Stress (ISSL); Levantamento de Fontes de Stress em Cl?rigos (LFSC); Escala Anal?gica Visual (EAV) e Invent?rio de Qualidade de Vida (IQV). Verificou-se que, 50% da amostra, estava com alto n?vel de stress e 64,5% com m? qualidade de vida no que tange a quest?o da sa?de. Observou-se que o percentual de participantes do sexo feminino com stress (64% das mulheres) superou o percentual masculino (42,86%). Quanto aos sintomas observados, constatou-se uma tend?ncia de maior sintomatologia psicol?gica entre mulheres que entre homens estressados. Constatou-se ainda a presen?a de stress, em um percentual significativo de cl?rigas casadas. Observaram-se correla??es significativas e negativas entre a ?rea da sa?de do IQV com os escores nas fases do ISSL, indicando que, quanto maior o n?vel de stress, menor a percep??o de qualidade de vida. Tamb?m se constatou que os primeiros anos do labor pastoral revelaram maiores ?ndices quanto ao n?vel de stress. A partir do LFSC verificou se que as principais fontes estressoras na ocupa??o de cl?rigos (as) s?o: preocupa??o com a educa??o dos filhos frente ?s mudan?as de resid?ncia, sujei??o ao processo de nomea??o pastoral e negocia??o dos subs?dios pastorais com a administra??o da igreja.