Pillow D R, Zautra A J, Sandler I
Division of Behavioral and Cultural Sciences, University of Texas, San Antonio 78249-0652, USA.
J Pers Soc Psychol. 1996 Feb;70(2):381-94. doi: 10.1037//0022-3514.70.2.381.
Whether the relationship between major life events and distress is mediated through minor stressors was examined in three stress groups: those who (a) experienced the death of a spouse, (b) divorced, or (c) were the parent of a child with asthma. Each of these major stress groups was compared with a control group. Path analyses conducted by aggregating the data cross major stress groups indicated that major life events exert both a direct influence on distress and an indirect influence through minor stressors. On the other hand, the nature of the mediational relation linking major life events with psychological distress through minor stressors was found to vary as a function of the major life stress situation under consideration. Methodological and theoretical implications for the study of stress processes are discussed.
(a) 经历配偶死亡的人、(b) 离婚的人或 (c) 孩子患有哮喘的父母。将这些主要压力组中的每一组与一个对照组进行比较。通过汇总跨主要压力组的数据进行的路径分析表明，重大生活事件对痛苦既有直接影响，也有通过次要压力源的间接影响。另一方面，发现通过次要压力源将重大生活事件与心理痛苦联系起来的中介关系的性质会因所考虑的主要生活压力情况而有所不同。讨论了压力过程研究的方法学和理论意义。
