3.3.4 Life Events Evaluation (Str)

Question 1

(Culture bias) Where was the SRRS scale developed?

Answer 1

The US

Question 2

(Culture bias) it is possible different cultural groups might do what?

Answer 2

React differently to life events

Question 3

(Culture bias) Zheng and Lin looked at the SRRS using participants from where?

Answer 3

China

Question 4

(Culture bias) Zheng and Lin - what was still rated as the most significant change?

Answer 4

Death of a spouse

Question 5

(Culture bias) Zheng and Lin - Chinese participants rated death of a close family member as more stressful than what?

Answer 5

Divorce (other way around in original SRRS)

Question 6

(Culture bias) the events even as stressful by one culture might not be by another culture due to what?

Answer 6

Differences in cultural beliefs and expectations so the scale is culturally bias

Question 7

To asses life events and stress in a controlled way, cohen gave 394 participants what?

Answer 7

Questionnaires to complete including life events scales

Question 8

Cohen - participants were then exposed to what?

Answer 8

Common cold virus and monitored for sign of infection

Question 9

Cohen et al - higher life event scores were significantly correlated with what?

Answer 9

Increase chance of getting a cold

Question 10

Cohen et als research suggests what is linked to experience of stressful life events?

Answer 10

Biological changes

Question 11

Cohen et al’s research controlled for factors such as what? And still found what?

Answer 11

Age weight and health

Still found relationship between stress and vulnerability to illness

Question 12

(Validity) SRRS relies on people accurately doing what?

Answer 12

Recalling what has happened to them over a period of time

Question 13

(Validity) Recollections are not always what?

Answer 13

Accurate

Question 14

(Validity) Raphael - asked women to report on what?

Answer 14

Life events they experienced in a series of monthly interviews

Question 15

(Validity) Raphael - at the end of the 10 months what were the women asked to do?

Answer 15

Recall what had happened to them

Question 16

(Validity) Raphael - how many of the life events appeared on both lists?

Answer 16

One quarter

Question 17

(Validity) Research suggests the checklist should not be used because of what?

Answer 17

Too many issues with the accuracy of the methods

Forgetting, social desirability bias

Question 18

(Validity) what more detailed method should be used?

Answer 18

Interview

Question 19

(Correlation) research into life events and illness does not prove what?

Answer 19

Causation

May be other factors involved

Question 20

(Correlation) nuckolls looked at the impact of life changes on who?

Answer 20

Pregnant women particularly any complications they experienced

Question 21

(Correlation) Nuckolls - life changes score alone was not related to what?

Answer 21

Complications

Question 22

(Correlation) Nuckolls - when the score was considered alongside social support what was found?

Answer 22

Clear strong relationship

Question 23

(Correlation) Nuckolls what percent of women with high life changes and low social support experienced complications?

Answer 23

90%

Question 24

(Correlation) Nuckolls how many women with high life changes and social support experienced complications?

Answer 24

33%

Question 25

(Correlation) Nuckolls research suggests social support was what?

Answer 25

Important variable

Question 26

Individual differences are a major issue in the way events are what?

Answer 26

Perceived and the impact they have

Question 27

(Individual difference) those with a hardy personality may be more able to do what?

Answer 27

Cope with stressful situations in an adaptive way

Question 28

(Individual difference) some events on a the SRRS can be what?

Answer 28

Interpreted on different ways leading to different levels of change and therefore stress

Question 29

(Individual difference) the effect something has is likely to vary based on what?

Answer 29

Circumstance

Question 30

(Individual difference) e.g. Reasons for getting a new mortgage could vary such as what?

Answer 30

Choice

Forced through loss of job

Question 31

(Individual difference) it may be too simplistic to assign what?

Answer 31

The same value each time

Question 32

(Individual difference) SRRS are criticised for focusing on events specific to who?

Answer 32

Young couples - marriage and pregnancy

Question 33

(Individual difference) specific SRRS have been developed for who?

Answer 33

Elderly

Students

Question 34

(Individual difference) variations in SRRS creates what issue?

Answer 34

Comparing results