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| Questão | Responda |
| What are daily hassles? | The minor day to day stressors which may frustrate or annoy a person. |
| Explain one piece of research into daily hassles. | Bouteyre et al (2007) - correlational analysis of daily hassles and mental health, students transitioning from school to uni. Completed hassles questionnaire and depression inventory. Over 40% suffered depressive symptoms, positive correlation of hassles scale and depression. Gervais (2005): A- To investigate the effects of daily hassles and uplifts. M- Nurses kept diaries for a month recording their daily hassles and uplifts at work. They were also asked to rate their performance at work. R- Hassles significantly contribute to increase job strain and decrease performance. Also felt that uplifts counteracted some of the stress they felt. C- Daily hassles increase stress however uplifts can negate some of their effects. |
| Evaluate daily hassles as an explanation of stress. | Accumulation Effect- Accumulation of daily hassles creates persistent irritation and frustration which then creates more serious reactions such as anxiety and depression. Amplification Effect- Major life changes may make you more vulnerable to daily hassles. Methodological Problems- Retrospective recall for most research, unreliable, as we often forget events, particularly routine or everyday ones. Cause and Effect- Although research identifies a correlation this does not mean that hassles directly impact stress. Potentially other factors, no causal relationship. |
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