Stressful Life Events and Illness Occurrence in Rural Versus Urban Women
- 1 June 1990
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of Community Health Nursing
- Vol. 7 (2) , 105-113
- https://doi.org/10.1207/s15327655jchn0702_7
Abstract
Stressful life events and illness occurrence were examined in a sample of rural and urban Wyoming women (N = 157). Modified versions of Norbeck's Life Experiences Survey (LES) for Women and Wyler's Seriousness of Illness Scale were used. The results indicated no significant rural-urban differences in the number or intensity of stressful life events. A strong positive correlation between stressful life events and illness occurrence, particularly in relation to the total number of events experienced, was found.Keywords
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