This study examined the relationship between coping style for stress and emotional eating behavior focused on gender difference. A total of 475 college students(males, 244; females, 231) participated in this study. The results were as follows. First, there were significant gender difference in coping style for stress. The scores of male students were significantly higher than those of female students in the problem-focused and self-comforting coping styles, whereas scores of female students were significantly higher than male students in social support pursuit and emotion-focused coping styles. Second, there were significant gender difference in emotional eating behavior. Female students reported higher emotional eating behavior than male students. Third, male students preferred a problem-focused coping style, whereas female students preferred a social support pursuit coping style the most. Fourth, the interaction of gender and coping style for stress were not related to the emotional eating behavior. Both of male and female students who preferred an emotion focused coping style reported the highest score in emotional eating behavior. The limitations of the present study and suggestions for future research were discussed.

I. 서 론
 II. 연구내용 및 방법
  1. 연구대상
  2. 측정도구
  3. 자료 분석 방법
 III. 결과 및 고찰
  1. 측정 변인들의 평균 및 상관관계
  2. 성별에 따른 스트레스 대처방식의 평균차이
  3. 성별에 따른 정서적 섭식행동의 차이
  4. 성별에 따라 선호하는 스트레스 대처방식의 차이
  5. 선호하는 스트레스 대처방식에 따른 정서적 섭식행동에서의 성별 차이
 IV. 결론 및 요약
 References

• 이상희(광운대학교 산업심리학과, Department of industrial Psychology, Kwangwoon University) | Sanghee Lee Corresponding author