title: Global ratings of stress in the elderly.
abstract: The properties of four global ratings of life stress were investigated using data from 237 elderly subjects interviewed using the Brown & Harris life event and difficulties schedule. The global ratings had high one-year test-retest reliability and inter-rater reliability agreement. A summary measure of Adversity (based on contextual rating of all events and difficulties) may be reliably derived when a single index of life stress is desired. In the elderly sample Adversity was more closely related to chronic difficulties than to life-events.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Liverpool.
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Davies
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Wilkinson
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Downes
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: James
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Newton
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Davies
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000368:Aged / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D011581:Psychological Tests; D011594:Psychometrics