title: Arousability and stress-related physical symptoms: a validation study of Coren's arousal predisposition scale.
abstract: Coren's Arousal Predisposition Scale was validated against 249 college students' self-ratings of stress-related physical symptoms and an item that assessed general level of health. As we predicted, the 126 high-arousability subjects were substantially higher in mean stress-related symptoms score and lower in general health than the 123 peers low in arousability. These data suggest that the Arousal Predisposition Scale may be a useful instrument in the study of human stress.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, San Jose State University, CA 95192.
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Hicks
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Conti
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nellis
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001143:Arousal; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007206:Individuality; D008297:Male; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics; D011602:Psychophysiologic Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D013001:Somatoform Disorders / Q000523:psychology*; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000150:complications*