Additive Effects of Forecasted and Reported Stressors on Negative Affect.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Many studies of daily life have framed stressors as unpredictable disruptions. We tested age differences in whether individuals forecast upcoming stressors, whether individuals show anticipatory stress responses prior to stressors, and whether having previously forecasted any stressors moderates stressor exposure on negative affect.

Method

Adults (n = 237; age 25-65) completed surveys five times daily for 14 days on current negative affect, stressor exposure, and stressor forecasts.

Results

Older age was associated with slightly greater likelihood of reported stressors but unrelated to forecasted stressors. Following forecasted stressors, individuals were four times more likely to report a stressor had occurred; age did not moderate this effect. Even prior

SUBMITTER: Scott SB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6294232 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature