Chronic Stressors and Daily Hassles: Unique and Interactive Relationships with Psychological Distress

Serido, Joyce; Almeida, David M.; Wethington, Elaine

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“…Furthermore, a study conducted outside of a healthcare context focussing on psychological distress found measures of chronic stressors to be associated with more daily hassle reports [46]. The authors of this study however, suggested that although they share a common context, daily hassles and chronic stressors have a different aetiology, and their findings supported the rationale for measuring chronic stressors as distinct from daily hassles.…”

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A Daily Diary Approach to the Examination of Chronic Stress, Daily Hassles and Safety Perceptions in Hospital Nursing

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Purpose 2Stress is a significant concern for individuals and organisations. Few studies have explored stress, burnout and patient safety in hospital nursing on a daily basis at the individual level. This study aimed to examine the effects of chronic stress and daily hassles on safety perceptions, the effect of chronic stress on daily hassles experienced, and chronic stress as a potential moderator. MethodsUtilising a daily diary design, 83 UK hospital nurses completed three end of shift diaries, yielding 324 person days. Hassles, safety perceptions and workplace cognitive failure were measured daily, and a baseline questionnaire included a measure of chronic stress. Hierarchical multivariate linear modelling was used to analyse the data. ResultsHigher chronic stress was associated with more daily hassles, poorer perceptions of safety, being less able to practise safely, but not more workplace cognitive failure. Reporting more daily hassles was associated with poorer perceptions of safety, being less able to practise safely and more workplace cognitive failure. Chronic stress did not moderate daily associations. The hassles reported illustrate the wide-ranging hassles nurses experienced. ConclusionThe findings demonstrate in addition to chronic stress, the importance of daily hassles for nurses' perceptions of safety, and the hassles experienced by hospital nurses on a daily basis. Nurses' perceive chronic stress and daily hassles to contribute to their perceptions of safety. Measuring the number of daily hassles experienced could proactively highlight when patient safety threats may arise, and as a result interventions could usefully focus on the management of daily hassles.

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“…Some have suggested that smaller, daily stressors may actually have a greater impact on overall functioning than major life events (DeLongis, Coyne, Dakof, Folkman, & Lazarus, 1982), though everyday stressors and chronic stressors do appear to interact (Serido, Almeida, & Wethington, 2004). Indeed, evidence suggests that major life stressors may sensitize individuals, thereby exacerbating their responses to smaller events in the future (Pillow, Zautra, & Sandler, 1996).…”

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Associations between financial stress and interpersonal events: A daily diary study of middle-aged adults and their life circumstances.

Sturgeon

Okun

2014

Psychology and Aging

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This study examined the relationships between daily negative financial events and positive and negative interpersonal events, as well as the moderating effects of life circumstances, for a sample of 182 adults between the age of 40 and 65 providing 30 days of diary data collected between 2008 and 2011. There was a significant and positive relationship between daily negative interpersonal events and daily levels of both negative interpersonal events and positive interpersonal events; these relationships varied by income, employment status, parenting roles, and the experience of major financial challenges over the previous year. The moderating effect

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“…SST suggests that as the end of life approaches, preference is given to satisfying social and emotional goals, as well as regulating one's emotions such that positive emotional experiences are maximized and negative emotional experiences are minimized. Considerable evidence exists showing that reported exposure to daily stressors is associated with increases in negative affect (Bolger, DeLongis, Kessler & Schilling, 1989;Bolger & Schilling, 1991;Marco & Suls, 1993;Smyth, Ockenfels, Porter, Kirschbaum, Hellhammer & Stone, 1998;van Eck, Nicolson & Berkhof, 1998;Zautra, Affleck, Tennen, Reich & Davis, 2005), and daily distress (Almeida & Kessler, 1998;Bolger & Zuckerman, 1995;Grzywacz et al, 2004;Serido, Almeida & Wethington, 2004). Because our emotions are inextricably linked to our experiences, daily stress research can help to understand the contexts associated with daily emotional experiences, as well as the role daily stressors play in emotional experiences across the adult lifespan.…”

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Reported exposure and emotional reactivity to daily stressors: The roles of adult age and global perceived stress.

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Sliwinski

Almeida

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Psychology and Aging

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A central goal of daily stress research is to identify resilience and vulnerability factors associated with exposure and reactivity to daily stressors. The current study examined how age differences and global perceptions of stress relate to exposure and emotional reactivity to daily stressors. Sixty-seven younger (M age = 20) and 116 older (M age = 80) adults completed a daily stress diary and measures of positive and negative affect on 6 days over a 14 day period. Participants also completed a measure of global perceived stress. Results revealed that reported exposure to daily stressors is reduced in old age, but that emotional reactivity to daily stressors did not differ between young and older adults. Global perceived stress was associated with greater reported exposure to daily stressors in old adults, and greater stress-related increases in negative affect in younger adults. Furthermore, across days on which daily stressors were reported, intraindividual variability in the number and severity of stressors reported was associated with increased negative affect, but only among younger adults. KeywordsAging; Stress; Emotion; Emotional Reactivity The experience of both major life events and daily stressors has been linked to numerous negative physical health outcomes, as well as mental health and psychological well-being (Baum & Posluzny, 1999;Grzywacz, Almeida, Neupert & Ettner, 2004;Kiecolt-Glaser, McGuire, Robles, & Glaser, 2002;Pinquart & Sorensen, 2003). In contrast to major life events, which are relatively rare, daily stressors (or "hassles") are minor stressors that occur with greater frequency and represent proximal aspects of stress in individuals' daily lives and environments. There has been increased interest in examining factors associated with exposure and reactivity to daily stressors in order to identify risk-and protective-factors (Almeida, 2005). Furthermore, it is important to understand who is at risk for experiencing daily stressors, as well what factors exacerbate (or protect against) reactivity to these events, because these minor hassles could have long-lasting, detrimental effects on physical and mental health (Lazarus, 1999;Zautra, 2003). The current study was conducted to examine reported exposure and emotional reactivity to daily stressors in younger (e.g., in their 20s) and older (e.g., in their 80s) adults, and the role of one's perceived stress in exposure and emotional reactivity to daily stressors.Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Robert S. Stawski, Pennsylvania State University -Gerontology Center, 135 E. Nittany Ave., Suite 405, State College, PA 16801, Ph: 814.865.7374, Fax: 814.863.9423, rss24@psu.edu, or Recent studies have shown that age plays an important role in daily stress processes (Mroczek & Almeida, 2004;Sliwinski, Smyth, Hofer & Stawski, 2006), and understanding the role of age in exposure and reactivity to daily stressors is important because it can help characterize daily experiences and well-being across the lifespan. Furth...

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Chronic Stressors and Daily Hassles: Unique and Interactive Relationships with Psychological Distress

Cited by 245 publications

References 61 publications

A Daily Diary Approach to the Examination of Chronic Stress, Daily Hassles and Safety Perceptions in Hospital Nursing

A Daily Diary Approach to the Examination of Chronic Stress, Daily Hassles and Safety Perceptions in Hospital Nursing

Associations between financial stress and interpersonal events: A daily diary study of middle-aged adults and their life circumstances.

Reported exposure and emotional reactivity to daily stressors: The roles of adult age and global perceived stress.

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