Life Course Socioeconomic Status, Daily Stressors, and Daily Well-Being: Examining Chain of Risk Models.

ABSTRACT: Objectives:This article models the chain of risk that links life course socioeconomic status (SES), daily stressor exposure and severity, and daily well-being. Method:Data from the main survey and the daily diary project of the Midlife in the United States (MIDUS) Refresher study were combined, resulting in 782 participants (55.6% female; age 25-74, Mage = 47.9) who reported on 5,849 days of information on daily stressors and daily well-being. Data were measured at both person and day levels. Between-person predictor variables include childhood SES, education, and adult SES. Within-person daily variables assessed exposure to daily stressors, severity of daily stressors, positive affect, negative affect, and daily physical symptoms. We contrasted hypothesized models, the chain of risk trigg

SUBMITTER: Surachman A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6294233 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature