Daily Hassles (AQA A-Level Psychology): Flashcards
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Daily hassles definition
Daily hassles definition
Small, frequent stressors in everyday life
Who developed daily hassles concept & when?
Who developed daily hassles concept & when?
Richard Lazarus & colleagues (1980)
Primary appraisal in stress
Primary appraisal in stress
Assessing how threatening/challenging situation is
Secondary appraisal in stress
Secondary appraisal in stress
Evaluating ability to cope with hassle
Daily hassles as stress source type
Daily hassles as stress source type
Proximal (immediate/direct effects)
Life changes as stress source type
Life changes as stress source type
Distal (indirect effects)
Amplification hypothesis
Amplification hypothesis
Major life changes make daily hassles more problematic
Kanner et al. (1981) sample
Kanner et al. (1981) sample
100 adults aged 45-64, nine-month study
Kanner et al. key finding
Kanner et al. key finding
Daily hassles better predictors than life changes
Daily hassles research weakness: memory
Daily hassles research weakness: memory
Retrospective recall may underestimate hassle frequency