Abstract: In order to further understand work pressure of safety managers in coal mines and provide a theoretical basis for their pressure regulation, with 215 safety managers taken as research samples, their work pressure, stress cognition and coping methods were investigated with questionnaires. Then, survey data were analyzed by using SPSS and AMOS statistical software. The results show that safety managers' positive perception of pressure is significantly positively related to two active coping styles (challenging pressure and channeling pressure), but has no correlation with work pressure (work intensity of the occupation, job responsibilities and development, organizational mechanism and atmosphere). And their negative perception of it is significantly and positively correlated with passive coping styles (escaping stress) as well as with three aspects of work stress. Coping styles of channeling pressure are remarkably and negatively linked to job duties and development while those of escaping stress are significantly positively linked to all three aspects of work stress. Positive cognition does not necessarily relieve stress, but negative cognition will enhance it.

Key words: safety managers in coal mines, work stress, stress cognition, stress coping, stress feeling