Measuring Stress A Guide for Health and Social Scientists

Name: Measuring Stress A Guide for Health and Social Scientists
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ISBN: 9780195121209

ISBN-10: 0195121201

ISBN-13: 9780195121209

Edition: 1998 (Reprint)

Authors: Sheldon Cohen, Ronald C. Kessler, Lynn Underwood Gordon

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Measuring Stress is the definitive resource for health and social scientists interested in assessing stress in humans. With contributions from leading experts, this work provides for the first time a unified conceptual overview of the intricate relationship between stress and a variety of disorders. Its interdisciplinary approach to the selection of appropriate environmental, psychological, and biological measures includes comprehensive evaluations and practical advice regarding a wide range of measurement approaches. For environmental stress, techniques such as checklists and interviews that measure life event, daily event, and chronic stress are discussed. An analysis of psychological…

Book details

List price: $83.00
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/11/1997
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 9.21" wide x 6.10" long x 0.91" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English




Conceptualizing Stress and Its Relation to Disease



Strategies for Measuring Stress in Studies of Psychiatric and Physical Disorders




Environmental Perspectives



Checklist Measurement of Stressful Life Events




Interview Measurement of Stressful Life Events




Daily and Within-day Event Measurement




Measurement of Chronic Stressors




Psychological Perspectives



Measurement of Stress Appraisal




Measurement of Affective Response




Biological Perspectives



Measurement of Stress Hormones




Measurement of Cardiovascular Response




Measurement of Immune Response