Conducting effective stress intervention research: Strategies for achieving an elusive goal

摘要

Stress and Health is focused on research that seeks to better understand the myriad sources of stress in the lives of humans, the numerous outcomes associated with such stress and the identification of interventions that can either prevent or mitigate those (often adverse) consequences. Sources of stress that journal authors have investigated in recent years range from financial concerns (e.g. Halim, et al., 2000; Ford, 2011), work–family conflict (e.g. Gao et al., 2012; H?ge, 2009; Matthews et al., 2012) and economic stress (N?swall et al., 2012; Vander Elst, De Cuyper, & De Witte, 2011) to concerns regarding relationships (Chung et al., 2003; Darling, et al., 2007) and personal safety (Kelloway et al., 2011; Regehr, et al., 2008). These stressors have the potential for considerable impacts on both psychological and physical well-being (e.g. Esler, Schwarz, & Alvarenga, 2008; Tseng, Iosif & Seritan, 2011).