life events evaluation
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- Created on: 10-01-21 19:51
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- life events evaluation
- supporting evidence
- Sheldon and Cohen et al 1993 - gave 394 participants variety of questionnaires to complete including life events scale
- Participants were exposed to common cold virus, quarantined and monitored for signs of infection
- Research controlled for factors eg) weight, age, other health practices, still found relationship between stress and subsequent vulnerability to illness
- Some personality factors also excluded, adding weight to suggestion that life changes were having significant effect
- supporting evidence
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