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From page 82... ... Stressors can take many forms, including those associated with economic difficulties, physical deprivation, low status, occupational strain, death of a spouse or loved one, family responsibilities or difficulties, neighborhood instability, and discrimination. Stress is often assessed by using rating scales for stressful life events or it is determined by magnitude of exposure to specific stressors (e.g., job stress) Read the entire page →
From page 83... ... A recent study compared 392 older people who were providing care for a spouse with a group of 400 people of the same age without this responsibility. Approximately 50 percent of the caregivers reported emotional strain associated with their caregiver roles. Read the entire page →
From page 84... ... , for instance, Asian Indians and Koreans reported lower levels of stress response over a 2-week period than whites, and immigrants who had lived in the United States less than 1 year reported significantly lower stress response levels than those who had lived in the United States for at least 15 years. Some stressors may decline in importance for older people; others may become more significant. Read the entire page →
From page 85... ... Various stressors may be of concern for different groups -- discrimination and racism, as discussed above, but also socioeconomic pressure, acculturative stress for immigrant populations, the stress of family responsibilities, and agingrelated problems. Research should focus on sources of stress that apply particularly to minority populations and on the suggestions in the literature that reactions to stressful events may vary across groups. Read the entire page →

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... Stressors can take many forms, including those associated with economic difficulties, physical deprivation, low status, occupational strain, death of a spouse or loved one, family responsibilities or difficulties, neighborhood instability, and discrimination. Stress is often assessed by using rating scales for stressful life events or it is determined by magnitude of exposure to specific stressors (e.g., job stress)

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... A recent study compared 392 older people who were providing care for a spouse with a group of 400 people of the same age without this responsibility. Approximately 50 percent of the caregivers reported emotional strain associated with their caregiver roles.

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... , for instance, Asian Indians and Koreans reported lower levels of stress response over a 2-week period than whites, and immigrants who had lived in the United States less than 1 year reported significantly lower stress response levels than those who had lived in the United States for at least 15 years. Some stressors may decline in importance for older people; others may become more significant.

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... Various stressors may be of concern for different groups -- discrimination and racism, as discussed above, but also socioeconomic pressure, acculturative stress for immigrant populations, the stress of family responsibilities, and agingrelated problems. Research should focus on sources of stress that apply particularly to minority populations and on the suggestions in the literature that reactions to stressful events may vary across groups.

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8 Stress Pages 82-85

8 Stress
Pages 82-85