Psychology: Life Experince Survey, Hassle Scale etc.

What is the Life Expectancy Survey?

SARASON: LIFE EXPECTANCY SURVEY:
-Contains 57 items
-rated positive (+3), neutral (0), rated negative (-3)
--->helps with theory of individual differences

ISSUES WITH LIFE EXPECTANCY SURVEY:
-Discuss situations which are unusual
-People may not experience these stressors but are still stressed
-Issues that have more of a daily impact arent included yet do cause stress

What is the Hassle Scale?

LAZARUS ET AL: Stress rating, yet it includes the positive uplift scale which help with stress reduction. Contain different versions for different people.

Hassles? Concerns about weight, family member health, physical appearance
Uplifts? Relating to friends, eating out, getting enought sleep

Evaluating the Hassle Scales?

Hassle scales correlated with depression/anxiety
DELONGIS ET AL. more significant correlation between Hassle Scales and health

MOOS AND SWINDLE: EIGHT AREAS OF COMMON LIFE STRESSORS
-Illness and other medial problems
-Home/local environment
-Family finance
-Relationship with partner
-Children
-Extended family
-Work
-Outside family relationships
---> Assessed using LIFE STRESSORS and SOCIAL RESOURCES INVENTORY

How can we evaluate this research?

-Such research using scales demonstrates the idea that many factors cause stress and can affect our psychological and physical well-being
-Although correlations are not huge they are significant showing how stresses in our lives can affect our health.