The tendency to appraise stressful situations as more of a threat is associated with poorer health and well-being.
biopsychosocial model
challenge and threat states
cognitive appraisals
immunology
mental health
Journal
Stress and health : journal of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress
ISSN: 1532-2998
Titre abrégé: Stress Health
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101089166
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
18 Dec 2023
18 Dec 2023
Historique:
revised:
04
09
2023
received:
02
06
2023
accepted:
27
11
2023
medline:
18
12
2023
pubmed:
18
12
2023
entrez:
18
12
2023
Statut:
aheadofprint
Résumé
It has been argued that habitually appraising stressful events as more of a threat (i.e., situational demands exceed personal coping resources) may increase one's risk of ill-health (e.g., depression). However, while first theorized 15 years ago, little research has tested this assertion. Thus, this study offered a novel test of the associations between trait challenge and threat appraisals and health-related outcomes (i.e., mental health symptomology, psychological well-being, and physical health complaints). Three hundred and ninety-five participants (251 female, 144 male; M
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Informations de copyright
© 2023 The Authors. Stress and Health published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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