Abstract
Stressful life events were correlated with two separate illness measures among naval submarine school students. The two illness measures were self-reported health symptoms, and illness recorded in the subjects' medical files. Life events, self-reported symptoms, and medical record illnesses were separated into two time blocks and subjected to a cross-lagged panel analysis in order to assess the temporal relationships among them. A significant positive relationship was shown between negative life events experienced 7-12 months prior to testing and medical record illnesses experienced 0-6 months prior to testing. A comparable relationship was not found for negative events and self-reported symptoms. The results support the view that negative life events increase susceptibility to actual illness onset. They also question the accuracy of self-report measures of illness.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 21-26 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Journal of Human Stress |
Volume | 11 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 1 1985 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Psychiatry and Mental health