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Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment

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Using a Variant of the Situational Judgment Test to Examine Stress Reactivity Processes: Within-Person Relationships and Relationships Involving BIS and BAS

Auteurs: Roberta L. Irvin, Allison N. Roiger, Michael D. Robinson

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment | Uitgave 2/2023

Abstract

Classic views of stress emphasize its links to fight or flight motivation, but very few studies have attempted to model these relationships among human beings and the relevant connections have been challenged. The present two studies (total N = 257) used a scenario-based method to examine relations among stress-related thoughts, feelings, and behaviors in response to a wide range of situational descriptions. Multilevel analyses of responses revealed strong within-person relationships, such as between estimations of stress and tendencies toward freezing, fleeing, and fighting. Individual differences in BIS motivation were predictive of stronger within-person relationships linking stress to freezing and fleeing, whereas individual differences in BAS motivation were more predictive of tendencies related to anger and fighting. The results provide novel support for biological models of stress reactivity and attest to the benefits of modeling both between- and within-person stress-related processes using a variant of the situational judgment test.

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Titel: Using a Variant of the Situational Judgment Test to Examine Stress Reactivity Processes: Within-Person Relationships and Relationships Involving BIS and BAS
Auteurs: Roberta L. Irvin
Allison N. Roiger
Michael D. Robinson
Publicatiedatum: 02-11-2022
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment / Uitgave 2/2023
Print ISSN: 0882-2689
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3505
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10862-022-09999-z

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