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The Life Stress Paradigm and Psychological Distress
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The paper focuses on two forces (stressors and resources) in the life stress process as they affect psychological distress. Utilizing three waves of panel data from a representative community sample in upstate New York, six causal models of the life stress process are tested with indicators of two types of stressors (social and physiological) and two types of resources (social and psychological). Both deterring and coping models are tested. Analysis shows that: (1) stressors and resources in the social environment have a direct impact on depressive symptoms, (2) social resources mediate the effects of social stressors on psychological distress, and (3) psychological resources indirectly affect distress by enhancing social resources. The critical role played by the social environment in the life stress process involving psychological distress is substantiated. The implications of these and other findings are discussed.
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- Authors
- Ensel, W. M., & Lin, N.
- Venue
- Journal of Health and Social Behavior
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 1991-12
- Volume
- 32
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 321
- ISSN
- 0022-1465 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2061826937
- Cited by
- 522
- References
- 41
- FWCI
- 6.04
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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