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Major life events and daily hassles in predicting health status: Methodological inquiry
Author(s) -
Flannery Raymond B.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
journal of clinical psychology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.124
H-Index - 119
eISSN - 1097-4679
pISSN - 0021-9762
DOI - 10.1002/1097-4679(198605)42:3<485::aid-jclp2270420314>3.0.co;2-3
Subject(s) - psychology , anxiety , clinical psychology , depressive symptoms , mental health , developmental psychology , psychiatry
The present study ( N = 97) hypothesized that both major life events and daily hassles would be associated with anxiety and depressive symptomatology. While the results partially supported the hypothesis, the inconsistent findings suggest methodological flaws in each life stress measure. These limitations are reviewed, and the use of the semi‐structured interview is presented as one possible refinement.