Burns, Richard Andrew and Machin, Michael Anthony (2013) Psychological wellbeing and the diathesis-stress hypothesis model: the role of psychological functioning and quality of relations in promoting subjective well-being in a life events study. Personality and Individual Differences, 54 (3). pp. 321-326. ISSN 0191-8869
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Official URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S019188691200476X
Identification Number or DOI: doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2012.09.017
Abstract
Negative life events are associated with poor wellbeing and mental health outcomes. Following a diathesis-stress model, we tested whether psychological functioning and quality of interpersonal relationships moderated the effect of life events on subjective wellbeing. This study comprised data from a young and middle-aged adult sample (n = 364) drawn from an Australian university-student population. Results indicated that life events were associated with negative but not positive wellbeing outcomes. Perceived impact of life events was a stronger predictor of wellbeing than was the number of life events. Psychological functioning and quality of interpersonal relationships were associated with both wellbeing dimensions but only quality of interpersonal relationships moderated the effect of life events on wellbeing. In conclusion, perceived impact of life events was more strongly related to wellbeing than number of life events. Interpersonal relationships moderate the effect of life events with those reporting higher levels of quality of interpersonal relationships reporting less decrement in negative affect following stressful life events.
| Item Type: | Article (Commonwealth Reporting Category C) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | life events; psychological wellbeing; subjective wellbeing; psychological functioning; personal relations |
| Fields of Research (FOR2008): | 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences > 1701 Psychology > 170107 Industrial and Organisational Psychology 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences > 1701 Psychology > 170106 Health, Clinical and Counselling Psychology 11 Medical and Health Sciences > 1117 Public Health and Health Services > 111714 Mental Health |
| Subjects: | UNSPECIFIED |
| Socio-Economic Objective (SEO2008): | C Society > 92 Health > 9204 Public Health (excl. Specific Population Health) > 920408 Health Status (e.g. Indicators of Well-Being) C Society > 92 Health > 9204 Public Health (excl. Specific Population Health) > 920410 Mental Health |
| ID Code: | 22114 |
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| Deposited On: | 30 Oct 2012 09:49 |
| Last Modified: | 15 May 2013 15:43 |
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