Genetic and environmental effects on daily life stressors: More evidence for greater variation in later life.

Charles, Susan T.; Almeida, David M.

doi:10.1037/0882-7974.22.2.331

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“…Whether genetic and environmental factors influences on daily stressors depends on whether the focus is on the occurrence or the perception of severities of daily stressors (Charles and Almeida 2007). For occurrence of stressors (i.e., the average occurrence of daily stressors over a week), genetic factors explained 37% of the variability with the remaining variance being due to unique environmental factors.…”

Section: Future Directions: Developmental Behavioral Geneticsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Emotion Regulation and Stress

2011

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This paper examines the similarities and differences between emotion regulation and stress coping and reviews research that suggests that the association between emotion regulation and stress may be explained by the common neural structures. Developmental changes related to emotion regulation and stress are also discussed. Overall, the research suggests that individuals vary in their ability to regulate emotions and cope with stress, and these abilities may differ across age. Little is known, however, about the factors that influence individual differences in emotion regulation and stress coping. We suggest that behavioral genetic designs may be an important avenue for future research. Such research would indicate the extent to which variation in emotion regulation and stress are due to genetic and/or environmental influences and further the extent to which common genetic and/or environmental factors explain the links between emotion regulation and stress.

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Section: Future Directions: Developmental Behavioral Geneticsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Emotion Regulation and Stress

2011

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“…social or ethnic group) and also as a result of genetic factors (Cameron et al, 2007). For example, shared family and unique environmental effects have been reported to account for the variance in perceived severity of daily stressors (Charles & Almeida, 2007) which is in turn a determinant of resilience (Stawski, Sliwinski, Almeida, & Smyth, 2008). In addition, the influence of a unique environment on perceived stress has been observed to exert a stronger influence on older adults irrespective of gender (Charles & Almeida, 2007).…”

Section: Current Conceptualisations Of Resiliencementioning

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Resilience and Mental Health

Southwick¹,

Litz²,

Charney³

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Humans are remarkably resilient in the face of crises, traumas, disabilities, attachment losses and ongoing adversities. To date, most research in the field of traumatic stress has focused on neurobiological, psychological and social factors associated with trauma-related psychopathology and deficits in psychosocial functioning. Far less is known about resilience to stress and healthy adaptation to stress and trauma. This book brings together experts from a broad array of scientific fields whose research has focused on adaptive responses to stress. Each of the five sections in the book examines the relevant concepts, spanning from factors that contribute to and promote resilience, to populations and societal systems in which resilience is employed, to specific applications and contexts of resilience and interventions designed to better enhance resilience. This will be suitable for clinicians and researchers who are interested in resilience across the lifespan and in response to a wide variety of stressors.

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“…Lazarus, DeLongis, Folkman, and Gruen (1985) stated that there would be no environmental stressors without individuals who are vulnerable to them, with people's internal and external resources determining stress outcomes such as physical health. It is critical to target women in studies on this topic because, according to prior research findings (e.g., Charles & Almeida, 2007), they tend to perceive stressors as more severe than men, with over 50% of women in the United States being exposed to at least one traumatic experience over the course of their life (Kessler, Sonnega, Bromet, & Hughes, 1995). In older age, the 6-month prevalence of subtreshold PTSD, not meeting the full diagnostic criteria for PTSD of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-IV-TR (DSM-IV-TR; American Psychiatric Association, 2000), is a high 13.1% (van Zelst, de Beurs, Beekman, Deeg, & van Dyck, 2003).…”

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confidence: 98%