Stress measurement

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Abstract
Empirical findings from studies of stressful life events and well‐being have been disappointing. The difficulty with this literature may be attributed in part to basic problems in the measurement of stressful life events. The purpose of this article is to propose a measurement strategy that is based on stressors arising within social roles. Although social roles have figured prominently in stress measurement, the conceptual and methodological underpinnings of this research have not been explicated fully. An argument is made for developing measures that focus on stressors that arise in salient social roles. After examining the conceptual basis for the proposed measurement approach, methodological issues are addressed in an effort to provide practical guidance for testing this perspective in the field.