Well-being under chronic stress: is morningness an advantage?
Buschkens, Jane, Graham, Deborah, and Cottrell, David (2010) Well-being under chronic stress: is morningness an advantage? Stress and Health, 26 (4). pp. 330-340.
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Abstract
This study investigated whether morningness was associated with better quality of life in individuals experiencing chronic stress. Thirty-one informal primary carers and 35 non-carers completed self-report measures of time-of-day preference, stress and well-being. The data were collected as part of a broader study of circadian rhythmicity under conditions of prolonged stress. There was a significant interaction between diurnal preference and caregiving, with morningness associated with better well-being outcomes in those providing long-term home care. It appears that chronic arousal, but not perceived stress, plays a role in this morningness–carer interaction, with lower arousal levels also evident in carers with a greater preference for morningness. These results point to a possible role for circadian influences in the relationship between stress and subjective well-being.
Item ID: | 8998 |
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Item Type: | Article (Research - C1) |
ISSN: | 1532-2998 |
Keywords: | morningness; subjective well-being; informal caregivers; chronic stress |
Date Deposited: | 10 Mar 2010 04:37 |
FoR Codes: | 17 PSYCHOLOGY AND COGNITIVE SCIENCES > 1701 Psychology > 170106 Health, Clinical and Counselling Psychology @ 50% 17 PSYCHOLOGY AND COGNITIVE SCIENCES > 1701 Psychology > 170109 Personality, Abilities and Assessment @ 50% |
SEO Codes: | 92 HEALTH > 9202 Health and Support Services > 920202 Carer Health @ 100% |
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