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A cognitive-affective approach to understanding individual differences in stress propensity and resultant strain
1Department of Management, University of Texas at Arlington 76019, USA. wofford@uta.edu
Abstract:
The cognitive-affective model of the stress response provides a framework for making inferences about individual differences in stress propensity and levels of resultant strain. A new cognitive-affective conceptualization provides a means of analyzing mediating processes affecting psychological and physiological reactions to stressors. The model also facilitates examination and understanding of a latent cognitive-affective stress propensity construct that moderates the relationships between stressors and strain. Propositions are presented with the intention of stimulating further research.
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