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January 1, 1978Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Assessing the impact of life changes: Development of the Life Experiences Survey.

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ISIrwin G. SarasonUnited States Department of Veterans AffairsJJJames H. JohnsonBoston UniversityJSJudith M. SiegelRoche (Switzerland)

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Implication

Instrument assesses positive and negative life changes, linking stress to health issues.

Key Points

  • The aim is to develop a new instrument, the Life Experiences Survey, for measuring life changes.
  • Designed to address limitations of previous life stress measures.
  • Allows separate assessment of positive and negative experiences.
  • Includes individual ratings of event impacts.
  • Support for the relationship between life stress and susceptibility to psychological problems.
  • Evidence indicates a link between life stress and physical illnesses like myocardial infarction.
  • Studies demonstrate significant associations between self-reported life changes and health outcomes.

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Sarason et al. (1978) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a07894ff8ea14d3ccc64156https://doi.org/10.1037//0022-006x.46.5.932
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