ArticlePsychology research and behavior management2018
Mediating effects of perceived stress on the relationship of positivity with negative and positive affect.
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- The Perceived Stress Scale 2&2: a two-factorial German short version of the Perceived Stress Scale.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- The role of negative affects as mediators in the relationship between stress and mental health in Ecuadorian adolescents.Health psychology report · 2023Article
- The role of cognition, affect, and resources in the influence of unreasonable tasks on work engagement: A moderated chain mediation model.Frontiers in psychology · 2022Article
- Is stressor-evoked cardiovascular reactivity a pathway linking positive and negative emotionality to preclinical cardiovascular disease risk?Psychophysiology · 2021Article
- Affect and Personality: Ramifications of Modeling (Non-)Directionality in Dynamic Network Models.European journal of psychological assessment : official organ of the European Association of Psychological Assessment · 2020Article
- Resilience and Stress in Later Life: A Network Analysis Approach Depicting Complex Interactions of Resilience Resources and Stress-Related Risk Factors in Older Adults.Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience · 2020Article
- Chaos and psychosocial health in low-income overweight or obese women.Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundPositivity refers to "a general tendency to view life and experiences with a positive outlook". Enhanced positivity has been linked with decreased negative affect and increased positive affect, but rather little is known about the factors that mediate these relationships. One potential such factor is perceived stress, which refers to how one appraises life situations as stressful. This study examined the mediating effects of perceived stress on the associations of positivity with negative and positive affect. Two hypotheses were tested: 1) positivity is negatively associated with perceived stress, which in turn is positively associated with negative affect, and 2) positivity is negatively associated with perceived stress, which in turn is negatively associated with positive affect.
methodsAn online survey was conducted with 100 Japanese men and 100 Japanese women who were members of a survey company in January 2018. They completed questionnaires on positivity, perceived stress, and negative and positive affect. All survey procedures were managed and conducted by a web-survey company.
resultsMediation analyses indicated that perceived stress was a mediator in the relationship between positivity and negative affect. Perceived stress was also found to be a mediator in the relationship between positivity and positive affect.
conclusionPositivity was found to be associated with negative affect and positive affect via perceived stress.
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