Figure 2.

Comparison of lifetime stressor exposure by stressor category for nursing and non-nursing male and female students. (A) Nursing students experienced a lower average total exposure to stressors across the lifetime than non-nursing students, F(1,1511) = 49.63, p < .001. With respect to the life domains, female nursing students experienced more marital/partner stressors, F(1,326) = 4.21, p = .041, and reproduction stressors, F(1,326) = 8.35, p = .004, than male nursing students. (B) With respect to stress exposure across core social- psychological characteristics there were no significant differences between female and male nursing students. Color image is available only in online version.