TY - JOUR
T1 - Life events and life quality variability
AU - Zautra, Alex
AU - Maio, Joseph
PY - 1981
Y1 - 1981
N2 - This study used survey data from three Arizona communities in an attempt to test whether residents experiencing life crises would display less differentiation in ratings of quality of life. Reduced variance in life quality ratings was thought to identify life space constriction, which might function as a defense mechanism in times of high life stress. A Life Quality Variability (LQV) score was obtained for each resident, based on the variance in subjective ratings of items from a life quality scale. This score was analyzed in conjunction with measures of stressful life events. The results were contrary to expectations; life events were positively correlated with the LQV score. Additionally, it was noted that negative life events were more potent predictors than positive events of ratings of life quality.
AB - This study used survey data from three Arizona communities in an attempt to test whether residents experiencing life crises would display less differentiation in ratings of quality of life. Reduced variance in life quality ratings was thought to identify life space constriction, which might function as a defense mechanism in times of high life stress. A Life Quality Variability (LQV) score was obtained for each resident, based on the variance in subjective ratings of items from a life quality scale. This score was analyzed in conjunction with measures of stressful life events. The results were contrary to expectations; life events were positively correlated with the LQV score. Additionally, it was noted that negative life events were more potent predictors than positive events of ratings of life quality.
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U2 - 10.1002/1520-6629(198104)9:2<148::AID-JCOP2290090207>3.0.CO;2-X
DO - 10.1002/1520-6629(198104)9:2<148::AID-JCOP2290090207>3.0.CO;2-X
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84986513555
SN - 0090-4392
VL - 9
SP - 148
EP - 152
JO - Journal of Community Psychology
JF - Journal of Community Psychology
IS - 2
ER -