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
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

Identifiants

pubmed: 38108652
doi: 10.1002/smi.3358
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

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IM

Informations de copyright

© 2023 The Authors. Stress and Health published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

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Auteurs

Ella McLoughlin (E)

Department for Health, University of Bath, Bath, UK.
School of Science and Technology, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK.

Rachel Arnold (R)

Department for Health, University of Bath, Bath, UK.

Lee J Moore (LJ)

Department for Health, University of Bath, Bath, UK.

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