Sweating the small stuff: how different types of hassles result in the experience of stress

McIntyre, Kevin P.; Korn, James H.; Matsuo, Hisako

doi:10.1002/smi.1190

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“…As expected, minor life events were more prominent than major ones among college students, and previous studies demonstrated that stress from minor life events among the ordinary were significantly more important in affecting distress compared with the major events. 41,42 Our findings also suggested that the 3 virtues play a different function in the stress-outcome equation.…”

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Role of Virtues and Perceived Life Stress in Affecting Psychological Symptoms Among Chinese College Students

Duan

Siu

et al. 2014

Journal of American College Health

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Role of Virtues and Perceived Life Stress in Affecting Psychological Symptoms Among Chinese College Students

Duan

Siu

et al. 2014

Journal of American College Health

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“…Studies appear to consistently show that females report more chronic stressors related to interpersonal relationships (e.g., friends, relatives, acquaintances in social network) than males (Barker, 2007; Davis, Matthews, & Twamley, 1999; Liu & Alloy, 2010; McIntyre, Korn, & Matsuo, 2008; Shih, Eberhart, Hammen, & Brennan, 2006). A few studies have demonstrated that males experience more work-related and financial chronic stressors than women (Loosemore & Waters, 2004; Young & Korszun, 2010).…”

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The association between chronic stress type and C-reactive protein in the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis: does gender make a difference?

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Objective To examine how chronic stress in major life domains [relationship, work, sympathetic-caregiving, financial] relates to CVD risk, operationalized using the inflammatory marker C-Reactive Protein (CRP), and whether gender differences exist. Methods Participants were 6583 individuals aged 45 to 84 years, recruited as part of the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Demographic and behavioral factors, health history, and chronic stress were self-reported. CRP was obtained through venous blood draw. Results In aggregate, gender by chronic stress interaction effects accounted for a significant, albeit small, amount of variance in CRP (p<.01). The sympathetic-caregiving stress by gender interaction was significant (p<.01); the work stress by gender effect approached significance (p=.05). Women with sympathetic-caregiving stress had higher CRP than those without, whereas no difference in CRP by stress group was observed for men. Conclusions Findings underscore the importance of considering gender as an effect modifier in analyses of stress – CVD risk relationships.

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“…Daily hassles are the minor, frequently occurring challenges of daily life, such as household chores or having a disagreement with a family member (Almeida, 2005;Bolger, Delongis, Kessler, & Schilling, 1989;McIntyre, 2008) that have immediate, direct effects on health and well-being (Bolger, Davis, & Rafaeli, 2003). The chronic experience of stress, such as that which may occur in response to continued daily stress within the context of widowhood may lead to increased proinflammatory cytokines (Kiecolt-Glaser, McGuire, Robles, & Glaser, 2002) and an overactivation and dysregulation of the body's stress response that may result in a decreased ability to respond to stress and potentially negative health outcomes (Finch & Seeman, 1999).…”

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Daily Emotional and Physical Reactivity to Stressors Among Widowed and Married Older Adults

Hahn

Cichy

Small

et al. 2013

The Journals of Gerontology Series B: Psychological Sciences an

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Objectives. Widowhood may result in declines in health and potentially stressful changes to daily routines. However, little research has examined how daily stressors contribute to physical and emotional well-being in widowhood. The objectives of the current study were to examine daily stressor exposure and reactivity in widowed versus married older adults. Method.Participants included all 100 widowed and 342 married adults aged 65 and older from the National Study of Daily Experiences, a daily diary study from the second wave of the Midlife in the United States. Daily stressors were measured using the Daily Inventory of Stressful Events; multilevel modeling assessed daily reactivity to stressors using daily negative affect (emotional reactivity) and daily physical symptoms (physical reactivity) as outcomes.Results. Married participants reported more stressors in general, and specifically more interpersonal stressors (e.g., arguments). Both married and widowed participants were reactive to daily stressors. Married participants were physically and emotionally reactive to interpersonal stressors. Widowed participants were more physically reactive to home-related stressors.Discussion. Attention to the types of daily stressors that widowed older adults experience in daily life and the potential physical effects of daily stressors during widowhood may help to alleviate some of the physical distress that widowed older adults may experience.

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Sweating the small stuff: how different types of hassles result in the experience of stress

Abstract: Summary The current study examines the level of stress caused by different types of daily hassles. Using an open-ended response format, participants (n

Cited by 42 publications

References 43 publications

Role of Virtues and Perceived Life Stress in Affecting Psychological Symptoms Among Chinese College Students

Role of Virtues and Perceived Life Stress in Affecting Psychological Symptoms Among Chinese College Students

The association between chronic stress type and C-reactive protein in the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis: does gender make a difference?

Daily Emotional and Physical Reactivity to Stressors Among Widowed and Married Older Adults

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