Kanner Flashcards
Aim of Kanner?
To compare the Hassle and Uplifts scale and the Berkham life events scale as predictors of psychological symptoms of stress.
Method of Kanner?
A repeated measures design. Each participant completed the hassles rating scale and the life events scale. They then assessed their psychological symptoms of stress using the hopkins symptom checklist and the Bradburn morale scale.
Sample of Kanner?
100 people who had previously completed a health survey in 1965. They were from California and were mostly white..
216 were initially contacted, 109 agreed to take part and 9 dropped out.
Procedure of Kanner?
All tests sent out by post one month before the study began. Pps asked to complete 1) the hassles rating scale for 9 months 2) the life events rating after 10 months 3) the hscl and the bradburn morale scale every month for 9 months.
Results of Kanner?
Hassles were consistant from month to month.
Life events for men correlated positively with hassles and negatively for uplifts.
For women the more life events they reported, the more hassles and uplifts they reported.
Hassle frequency correlated positively with psychological symptoms on HSCL.
Hassles correlated positively more with psychological symptoms than life events did.
Conclusions of Kanner?
Hassles are a powerful predictor of psychological symptoms than life events. Hassles contribute to psychological symptoms more with psychological symptoms than life events did.
