Personal assessments of life‐event stress and the near future onset of psychological symptoms
- 1 September 1984
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice
- Vol. 57 (3) , 241-248
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.2044-8341.1984.tb02584.x
Abstract
This report presents data on prospective associations of life-event measures with psychological symptoms. Two issues in particular are addressed, the one relating to the causal influence of life-events on symptom onset, and the other to the role of personal interpretations of life-event impact in this association. The latter issue derives from a consideration of the cognitive view of stress. Prospective associations did, indeed, emerge and were strongest where the individual was permitted to personally assess the impact of encountered life-events. Temporal patterns of association varied with the kinds of symptoms (anxiety of depression) used as the dependent variable.Keywords
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