TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1998//
TI  - Disentangling the stress labyrinth: Interpreting the meaning of the term stress as it is studied in health context
JO  - Anxiety, stress, and coping
A1  - Hobfoll, Stevan E.
A1  - Schwarzer, Ralf
A1  - Chon, Kyum   Koo
SP  - 181
EP  - 212
VL  - 11
IS  - 3
N2  - Abstract Stress has been a ubiquitous concept in health research. We compare stress theories with the operationalization of stress in health research. Although scientific investigation is ideally based on theoretical principles, stress research is seen as often atheoretical or misapplying theories. Major conceptualizations of stress are considered and prominent research avenues in health psychology are analyzed as to the extent they mirror, diverge from, or inform stress conceptualizations. A central conclusion of the paper is that perceived and objective stressors are not only both valid construels of stress, but that they operate differently on psychological and physiological systems.<p /> 
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SN  - 1061-5806
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10615809808248311
ID  - ref1
ER  -