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Published on: July 10, 2017
Profiles of economic and non-economic chronic stressors at midlife
Kristin L Moilanen1,2, Kathleen M Rospenda1, Timothy P Johnson3
1Department of Psychiatry, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA.
Abstract:
The purpose of the present study was to identify latent profiles of economic and chronic stressors during midlife. A national sample of N = 1541 adults ages 40-61 years (35.5 % male, 48.7 % white) responded to questionnaires. Latent profile analyses revealed five stressor profiles, specifically Low Stressors (46.3 % of the sample), Mixed Stressors (22.7 %), High Sicktime Stressors (14.7 %), High Unemployment Stressors (8.5 %), and High Stressors (7.9 %). Respectively, the Low and High Stressor profiles were the most and least advantaged in terms of demographic risk factors, social support, and health-related quality of life (HRQoL), while those in the three moderate profiles varied inconsistently across the covariates. The discussion considers the findings in relation to the literature and their implications for applied efforts during early and middle adulthood.
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