Anissa I Vines1, Myduc Ta, Denise Esserman, Donna D Baird. 1. Department of Epidemiology, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599-7435, USA. avines@email.unc.edu
Abstract
PURPOSE: To describe the occurrence and perceived stress of major life events, and to investigate whether adjusting for socioeconomic status reduced race/ethnicity differences. METHODS: Black (n = 639) and white (n = 419) women aged 35-49 years responded to 14 major life event questions within the domains of employment, health, relationship, finance, residential change, and crime. MAIN FINDINGS: The total number of life events did not differ by race/ethnicity, but black women reported significantly more events in the domains of relationship, financial, and residential change than white women. White women generally reported higher stress for a given event than black women, although for "residential change" black women reported more severe stress than the white women. CONCLUSIONS: Inclusion of both the occurrence and perceived stress of major life events can improve our understanding of how this stressor may affect health.
PURPOSE: To describe the occurrence and perceived stress of major life events, and to investigate whether adjusting for socioeconomic status reduced race/ethnicity differences. METHODS: Black (n = 639) and white (n = 419) women aged 35-49 years responded to 14 major life event questions within the domains of employment, health, relationship, finance, residential change, and crime. MAIN FINDINGS: The total number of life events did not differ by race/ethnicity, but black women reported significantly more events in the domains of relationship, financial, and residential change than white women. White women generally reported higher stress for a given event than black women, although for "residential change" black women reported more severe stress than the white women. CONCLUSIONS: Inclusion of both the occurrence and perceived stress of major life events can improve our understanding of how this stressor may affect health.
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