Affective Reactivity to Daily Stress and 20-year Mortality Risk in Adults with Chronic Illness: Findings from the National Study of Daily Experiences

摘要

ObjectiveDaily stress processes have been previously linked to health-related outcomes, but implications for longevity remain unclear. The present study examined whether daily stress exposure and/or affective responses to daily stressors predicted mortality risk over a 20-year period. Based on the hypothesis that chronic illness confers vulnerability to deleterious effects of stress, we also examined whether its presence accentuated the association between daily stress processes and later mortality risk.