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
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Article Title | 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 |
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ERA Journal ID | 6553 |
Article Category | Article |
Authors | Burns, Richard Andrew (Author) and Machin, Michael Anthony (Author) |
Journal Title | Personality and Individual Differences |
Journal Citation | 54 (3), pp. 321-326 |
Number of Pages | 6 |
Year | 2013 |
Place of Publication | Oxford, United Kingdom |
ISSN | 0191-8869 |
1873-3549 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2012.09.017 |
Web Address (URL) | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S019188691200476X |
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. |
Keywords | life events; psychological wellbeing; subjective wellbeing; psychological functioning; personal relations |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 520104. Industrial and organisational psychology (incl. human factors) |
420313. Mental health services | |
520399. Clinical and health psychology not elsewhere classified | |
Public Notes | © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. Published version deposited in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. |
Byline Affiliations | Australian National University |
Department of Psychology | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q22x0/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
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