Stress and coping strategies in the Emergency Room.

The main goal of the present study was to\r\nexamine how levels of perceived stress reported\r\nby emergency physicians vary depending on\r\nthe type of coping style. Seventy physicians\r\nworking in four emergency departments in\r\nNorthern Italy were administered two questionnaires\r\nmeasuring perceived levels of work\r\nrelated stress and habitual use of different\r\ncoping styles. Results show that emergency\r\nphysicians reported to rely on task-oriented\r\ncoping more than on emotion-oriented and\r\navoidance-oriented coping. Furthermore, coping\r\nstyles were significant predictors of perceived\r\nstress. Specifically, after controlling for\r\nage and gender, task- and avoidance-oriented\r\ncopings were predictors of less work related\r\nstress, while emotion-oriented coping was\r\nassociated with higher levels of stress. The\r\nimplications are discussed.