Studying Stress in the Twenty-First-Century: An Update of Stress Concepts and Research

Wheaton, Blair; Montazer, Shirin

doi:10.1017/9781316471289.013

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“…The overlap of multiple stressors was expressed as a combination of stressors from previous findings . It is thought that this combination of stressors arises during the process where the stressors of life events and daily hassles become chronic . This indicates that chronic stressors in older age do not exist as single stressors, and that there might be a complex relationship that includes physical stressors (such as multiple chronic diseases) and social stressors (such as poverty and social isolation among older individuals which have become social issues in today's society).…”

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Chronic stressors, stress coping and depressive tendencies among older adults

Murayama

Yamazaki

Yamaguchi

et al. 2020

Geriatrics Gerontology Int

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Aims This study aimed to clarify the association between chronic stressors, stress coping and depressive tendencies among older adults. Methods We carried out a survey with 500 participants aged in their 70s, who were randomly selected from the basic resident register. Of these, 304 residents responded to the survey (60.8%). Results Findings from a factor analysis and cluster analysis revealed five groups of chronic stressors: physical, economic and interpersonal stressor; physical and economic stressor; interpersonal stressor; physical stressor; and low stressor. The factor analysis revealed four factors of coping: cognitive coping, support‐seeking, positive problem solving and escape–avoidance. Furthermore, a multiple logistic regression analysis showed that both physical, economic and interpersonal stressor, and physical and economic stressor had negative associations with depressive tendencies. With respect to stress coping, positive problem solving had a positive association with depressive tendencies, whereas escape–avoidance had a negative association with depressive tendencies. Conclusions For older individuals, the more complex the overlapping chronic stressors that are experienced, the higher the depressive tendencies. Furthermore, although older individuals selectively use various coping strategies, they do not alleviate the stress responses induced by chronic stressors. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2020; 20: 297–303.

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Chronic stressors, stress coping and depressive tendencies among older adults

Murayama

Yamazaki

Yamaguchi

et al. 2020

Geriatrics Gerontology Int

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“…(pp. 327-28) Importantly, the overall impact of the primary stressor on distress outcomes includes its indirect effects through the anticipated or secondary stressor (Wheaton and Montazer 2017). Using the stress process model, it is plausible that increased news consumption about COVID-19, a macro-level stressor, not only directly influences psychological distress but also indirectly shapes mental health through perceptions of threats to personal safety and economic security.…”

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“…The stress process model, widely used in sociology, is useful for understanding the impacts of COVID-19 news exposure, a macro-level stressor, on individual psychological distress (Richman, Cloninger, and Rospenda 2008; Wheaton and Montazer 2017). The stress process model specifies the interrelationships among stressors, stress, and distress (Pearlin 1989; Pearlin and Skaff 1996).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In sociology studies that have used the stress process model, macro-stressors have included economic recessions (Brand 2015; Buffel, Missinne, and Bracke 2016) and terrorist attacks (Richman et al 2008). Wheaton and Montazer (2017) explained that contextual stressors, including macro-level events, “are defined by exposure to threats resulting from common membership in social units, typically . .…”

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COVID-19 and the 24/7 News Cycle: Does COVID-19 News Exposure Affect Mental Health?

Stainback

Hearne

Trieu

2020

Socius: Sociological Research for a Dynamic World

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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has upended nearly every aspect of social life in the United States and abroad. People turn to news to provide public health updates about the virus, such as reports of new cases and deaths, but also to understand how COVID-19 is affecting jobs and the economy. The news, irrespective of its format, serves as a central conduit of information during the pandemic. Prior research examining public traumas, such as terrorist attacks, suggests that greater media intake may also amplify perceived threats about the virus and therefore have a negative effect on mental health. We argue that in the absence of a solution to the virus, such as a vaccine, greater COVID-19 media viewing is likely to heighten uncertainty and anxiousness about the future threat the virus poses to health and well-being, which should in turn increase psychological distress. Drawing on a unique data set of U.S. residents in mid- to late March 2020, the authors examine the relationships among COVID-19 news consumption, perceptions of COVID-19 threats to health and economic well-being, and psychological distress. The findings suggest that greater COVID-19 media consumption is associated with greater psychological distress and that approximately two thirds of this effect operates indirectly through increased perceptions of COVID-19 threats.

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“…Study 3 examined the association between sustainment of routines and mental health and the moderating effect of subjective financial strain in the association. Subjective financial strain, denoting individuals’ evaluation of the insufficiency of income for basic living, has been consistently associated with mental health across different populations [ 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 56 ]. In this study, path analysis was used to test the associations of individual differences in context sensitivity and responsiveness to feedback in sustaining daily routines with psychological distress (i.e., anxiety and depressive symptoms) and well-being (i.e., positive affect and life satisfaction).…”

Section: Study 3: Sustainment Of Daily Routines and Psychological mentioning

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Regulatory Flexibility of Sustaining Daily Routines and Mental Health in Adaptation to Financial Strain: A Vignette Approach

Hou

Liang

Hougen

et al. 2021

IJERPH

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A vignette approach was adopted to investigate flexibility of sustaining daily routines and whether and how this ability was related to mental health at different levels of financial strain. Three separate studies were conducted with community-dwelling adults (N = 1685) in the USA. In Study 1, we drafted, tested, and modified vignettes with reference to pilot data on the relevance of the scenarios and response options. In Study 2, regulatory flexibility of sustaining daily routines, as calculated in term of context sensitivity and responsiveness to feedback, was formulated correlations with self-reported instruments to demonstrate its concurrent validity, discriminant validity, and criterion-related validity. In Study 3, path analysis examined the associations of regulatory flexibility of sustaining daily routines with psychological distress and well-being, and the moderating effects of subjective financial strain on the associations. Results showed that the inverse associations of context sensitivity and responsiveness to feedback with depressive symptoms were stronger at medium/high levels relative to lower levels of perceived financial strain. The inverse association between context sensitivity and positive affect was significant only at higher levels of strain. Our findings could provide a feasible direction for developing scalable behavioral interventions for potential mental health problems, especially among those with a lower socioeconomic status.

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Studying Stress in the Twenty-First-Century: An Update of Stress Concepts and Research

Cited by 18 publications

References 2,483 publications

Chronic stressors, stress coping and depressive tendencies among older adults

Chronic stressors, stress coping and depressive tendencies among older adults

COVID-19 and the 24/7 News Cycle: Does COVID-19 News Exposure Affect Mental Health?

Regulatory Flexibility of Sustaining Daily Routines and Mental Health in Adaptation to Financial Strain: A Vignette Approach

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