Kanner

Question 1

what are the two categories stress can be organised into?

Answer 1

everyday hassles

life events

Question 2

what are examples of some everyday hassles ?

Answer 2

created by the stressors of everyday life 
missing the bus 
too little time / money 
conflicts 
noisy neighbours

Question 3

what are some examples of life events ?

Answer 3

changes in life that are out of our control 
getting married 
having a child 
death 
lose of a loved one 
natural disaster

Question 4

what does kanner look into?

Answer 4

comparison of 2 methods of stress measurement

Question 5

what is the aim of this research ?

Answer 5

to compare the hassles and uplifts scale and berkman life events scale as predictors of psychological symptoms of stress

Question 6

what method was used ?

Answer 6

a repeated measures design in that each participants completed all scales

Question 7

what scales were used ?

Answer 7

hassles rating scale 
life events scale 
psychological symptoms using:
Hopkins symptom checklist 
bradburn morale scale

Question 8

who were the participants ?

Answer 8

100 people(mostly white) 
216 initially contacted , 109 agreed , 9 dropped out

Question 9

what was the procedure ?

Answer 9

all tests were sent out one month before the study
p/s completed the hassles rating scale for 9 months
completed the life events after 10 months
the HSCH and bradburn every month for 9 months

Question 10

what conclusions were drawn ?

Answer 10

hassles are a more powerful predictor of stress than life events , hassles contribute to psychological symptoms whatever the life events that has happened

Question 11

what were the findings ?

Answer 11

hassels were consistent from months to month
hassles frequency correlated positively with psychological symptoms on HSCL
for women the more life events they reported the more hassles and uplifts they reported