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Affective reactivity to daily stressors and long-term risk of reporting a chronic physical health condition

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Piazza, Jennifer R., Charles, Susan T., Sliwinski, Martin J., Mogle, Jacqueline, Almeida, David M.·2013·Annals of Behavioral Medicine

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BACKGROUND: Daily stressors, such as an argument with a spouse or an impending deadline, are associated with short-term changes in physical health symptoms. Whether these minor hassles have long-term physical health ramifications, however, is largely unknown. PURPOSE: The current study examined whether exposure and reactivity to daily stressors is associated with long-term risk of reporting a chronic physical health condition. METHODS: Participants (N = 435) from the National Study of Daily Experiences completed a series of daily diary interviews between 1995 and 1996 and again 10 years later. RESULTS: Greater affective (i.e., emotional) reactivity to daily stressors at time 1 was associated with an increased risk of reporting a chronic physical health condition at time 2. CONCLUSION: Results indicate that how people respond to the daily stressors in their lives is predictive of future chronic health conditions.

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  • Either high negative or low positive affect in response to minor daily stressors, measured each evening over at least a week (interpreted as poor recovery from daily stress), predicts worse long-term mental and physical health.

    “Specifically, either high negative or low positive affect in response to minor daily stressors, measured each evening over at least a week (interpreted as poor recovery from daily stress) predicts worse long-term mental and physical health (Mroczek et al., 2015; Piazza et al., 2013; Sin et al., 2015).”

    From More than a feeling: A unified view of stress measurement for population science (2018) · cites this paper as Piazza et al., 2013

    The Method (Measures; page unavailable) describes nightly reports of stressors and psychological distress, and the Discussion (Future directions and limitations; page unavailable) specifies eight diary days. The Discussion (Affective reactivity or negative response bias; page unavailable) says reactivity predicted later chronic physical conditions. This paper does not establish that low positive affect predicts outcomes, that reactivity measures poor recovery, or that reactivity predicts long-term mental health. (LLM, conf=0.89)

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  • A bout of exercise on any day can dampen the affective response to stressors, perhaps protecting from stress related depression and disease.

    “A bout of exercise on any day can dampen the affective response to stressors (Puterman et al., 2017), perhaps protecting from stress related depression and disease (Piazza et al., 2013; Charles et al., 2013).”

    From More than a feeling: A unified view of stress measurement for population science (2018) · cites this paper as Piazza et al., 2013

    The Discussion section (‘Daily stressors: The missing link’; page unavailable) reports that heightened affective reactivity to daily stressors was associated with a greater long-term risk of reporting a chronic physical health condition. That supports the proposed disease link, but the paper does not establish protection from depression. The exercise finding is attributed to Puterman et al., not Piazza et al. (LLM, conf=0.86)

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Authors
Piazza, J. R., Charles, S. T., Sliwinski, M. J., Mogle, J., & Almeida, D. M.
Affiliations
  • Pennsylvania State University (US)
  • University of California, Irvine (US)
Corresponding author
Piazza, Jennifer R.
Venue
Annals of Behavioral Medicine
Published
2012-10-19
Volume
45
Issue
1
Pages
110-120
ISSN
  • 0742-5554 (ISSN-L)
  • 0883-6612
  • 1532-4796
OpenAlex
W2164714966
Cited by
305
References
93
Citations by year
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FWCI
6.90
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Annals of Behavioral Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (acceptedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
Funders
  • National Institute on Aging (P01AG03949, P01AG003949, P01AG020166, R01AG019239)
  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R24HD041025)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Behavioral Neuroscience › Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Health, psychology, and well-being
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Mental Health Research Topics
Keywords
daily hassles, emotional reactivity, chronic physical illness, hassles, long-term health risks, everyday experience
MeSH terms
Adult, Affective Symptoms, Aged, Chronic Disease, Female, Health Status, Health Surveys, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Risk Factors, Stress, Psychological, Time Factors, United States

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