Experimental Evidence (Stress and Coping) Flashcards
Homles and Rahe, 1967 - disruptions in life
Found people thought death of a spouse or divorce were by far the two greatest disruptions in life
Carver et al, 1989 - emotion vs problem-focused coping
Argue that the distinction between emotion and problem focused coping is too simplistic. Suggesting interventions not always be biased toward problem focused coping
Interheart Study (Rosengren et al, 2004) - stress and heart attacks
Huge study (11,000 heart attack patients, 13,000 control) investigating people's stress. Found that all measures of stress were significantly higher in heart attack group. Stated that risk was between 1.5-2 times as great if stress factors present. However it was retrospective, correlational and subject to recall bias
Chandola et al, 2006 (Whitehall Study) - work stress and heart attack
Investigated association with work stress and metabolic syndrome (a cluster of risk factors for heart disease). Found stress was associated with 2 times the risk. Also suggests work stress not associated with previous ill health
Kiecolt-Glaser et al, 1984 - stress and immune system
Evidence that stress affects the immune system, as NK lymphocyte activity was lower in students during exam times compared to mid-term
Jacobs et al, 1969 - personal failure and infections
University students experiencing life events involving personal failure and life changes had more respiratory infections
Mohren et al, 2001 - work stress and common cold
almost 6000 employees found job stress to be related to the common cold
Cobb and Steptoe, 1998 - stress and illness severity
Found high levels of stress three weeks before a cold predicted its severity
Kiecolt-Glaser, 1987 - marital stress and immune system
Found marital stress was related to depression and poorer immune system functioning
