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ArticleJournal of psychopathology and clinical science2026

Toward next-generation stress generation research: Expert consensus methodological guidelines.

Lisa R Starr, Christopher C Conway, Katerina Rnic, Angela C Santee, Hannah R Snyder, Suzanne Vrshek-Schallhorn, Kate L Harkness, Joelle LeMoult, Jeremy G Stewart, Catherine B Stroud and 2 more

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Article in Journal of psychopathology and clinical science, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors.

Lisa R StarrDepartment of Psychology, University of Rochester.ORCID 0000-0001-5383-1105
Christopher C ConwayDepartment of Psychology, Fordham University.
Katerina RnicDepartment of Psychology, University of British Columbia.
Angela C SanteeDepartment of Psychology, University of Rochester.
Hannah R SnyderDepartment of Psychology, Brandeis University.
Suzanne Vrshek-SchallhornDepartment of Psychology, University of North Carolina Greensboro.
Kate L HarknessDepartment of Psychology, Queen's University.
Joelle LeMoultDepartment of Psychology, University of British Columbia.
Jeremy G StewartDepartment of Psychology, Queen's University.
Catherine B StroudDepartment of Psychology, Williams College.
David J A DozoisDepartment of Psychology, University of Western Ontario.
Jessica L HamiltonDepartment of Psychology, Rutgers University-New Brunswick.

Funding

The impact of social media use on precursors of adolescent suicide risk: Aprospective studyK01MH121584 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI HAMILTON, JESSICA LEIGH · 2020 to 2024
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The stress generation model posits that depression and other psychopathology elevate risk that individuals create or select into stressful life events. Although decades of research support stress generation theory, life stress is inherently challenging to assess and model as an outcome variable, and prior studies follow inconsistent methodological standards. Toward a vision of elevated "next generation" research, we present expert consensus methodological guidelines for conducting stress generation research. A panel of researchers with diverse expertise delineates best practice, acceptable, and nonrecommended methods across 6 areas: stressor operationalizations, assessment, longitudinal study design (including intensive longitudinal design), statistical analysis, openness/transparency, and avoiding stigmatizing language. For example, the review covers modeling stressors as formative variables, statistically comparing effect sizes for predicting independent and dependent stress, and using life stress interviews versus questionnaires, among other methodological concerns pertinent to stress generation research. Following these guidelines will allow future investigators to construct a research base with greater rigor, transparency, and reproducibility, providing a firmer foundation to improve understanding of stress generation. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2026 APA, all rights reserved).

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PMCPMC13186100

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