Key result
Greater increases in negative affect in response to daily stress predicted higher 20-year mortality risk, particularly among individuals with at least one chronic illness.
Why the study?
Does affective reactivity to daily stress predict 20-year mortality risk in middle-aged adults, and is this moderated by chronic illness?
Cohort (n=1,346)
Does affective reactivity to daily stress predict 20-year mortality risk in middle-aged adults, and is this moderated by chronic illness?
Greater increases in negative affect in response to everyday stress may have long-term consequences for longevity, particularly for individuals with chronic illness.
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Affective reactivity to daily stress merits clinical consideration in chronic illness; leaves open whether targeting it improves survival.
Chiang et al. (2017) conducted a cohort in Chronic illness (n=1,346). Daily stress exposure and affective reactivity vs. Lower stress exposure and healthy individuals was evaluated on Mortality risk over a 20-year period. Greater increases in negative affect in response to daily stress predicted higher 20-year mortality risk, particularly among individuals with at least one chronic illness.
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