NO CURE-ALL
Although having personal control in a job or situation appears to have an advantageous influence on response to stress, it is by no means a universal antidote for stress. For instance, one study showed that people with borderline hypertension do not benefit as much from personal control as do people with normal blood pressure.
There are also gender differences in stress-response patterns and use of control. In one study, women managers reported having less control than men at work but appeared to benefit more than men from the control they did have. Men tend to use control to work harder, whereas women tend to use it to work in a more relaxed way.
Gender differences have also shown up in managers' responses to stress at home. A study ...
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