Satisfaction and distress in a community: A test of the effects of life events
- 1 April 1981
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in American Journal of Community Psychology
- Vol. 9 (2) , 165-180
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00896365
Abstract
A household survey of 537 residents was conducted to test conflicting hypotheses about the correlates of life events derived from three general models of well-being: an equilibrium, a life crisis, and a positive mental health model. Consistent with the predictions of a positive mental health approach, positive life events were correlated with both reports of distress and satisfaction. Further, positive and negative events were intercorrelated; the distress effects of positive events could be accounted for to a large extent by the negative events associated with them. The findings suggest that community studies need to assess the potentially positive as well as stressful effects of life events.Keywords
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