Relationship between Clinicians’ Professional Stressors and Coping Styles

Objective To explore the relationship between doctors' professional stressors and coping styles. Methods Using stratified sampling, totally 533 qualified participants were selected and assessed with Scale for Occupational Stressors on Clinician and Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire. Results The scores of active and passive coping styles were 2 （2, 3） and 1（1, 2）; there were significant differences （P < 0.05 ） in coping styles on positional titles, marriage and working life; the score of professional stressor was 2.63 （2.34,2.89）; external environment and work load were the most two professional stressors; professional stressors have significantly negative correlation with active coping styles （r=-0.140, P<0.01）, and significantly positive correlation with passive coping styles （r=0.292, P<0.01）. Conclusion Positive coping style is the main way to face the setbacks and pressure for doctors;married, high professional title and long working life of the clinician should be focused on; the enhancement of active coping style and decrement of passive coping styles could alleviate the stressors among clinicians.