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Longitudinal change in daily stress across 20 years of adulthood: Results from the national study of daily experiences.

Year: 2022

Type: article

Abstract: = 2,845; number of daily assessments = 33,688). Findings revealed increasing age-related benefits. Younger adults (< 30 years) reported the highest levels of stressor exposure and reactivity, but their stress profile improved with age. Over time, adults averaged an 11% reduction in the occurrence of stressor days, and the younger adults exhibited an even steeper decline (a 47% reduction) in their levels of stressor reactivity. For people in midlife and old age, stressor occurrence continued to decrease over time, yet among adults aged 54 years or older at baseline, stress reactivity remained stable across time. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved).

Source: Developmental Psychology

DOI: 10.1037/dev0001469

Authors: David M. Almeida, Jonathan Rush, Jacqueline Mogle, Jennifer R. Piazza, Eric Cerino, Susan T. Charles

Institutions: Pennsylvania State University, California State University, Fullerton, Northern Arizona University, University of California, Irvine

Language: English

Topic: Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development

Subfield: Clinical Psychology

Field: Psychology

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: hybrid

Funders: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, National Institute on Aging