title: Stressful life events in countries of differing economic development: Nicaragua, Chile, and Spain.
abstract: the aim was to describe a study involving 481 psychology students in the last courses of their degrees (M age = 21.9 yr., SD=4.2; 94 men and 386 women) from Nicaragua, Chile, and Spain. The study examined the potential risk of experiencing certain stressful life events, the number of stressors, and their characteristics. Also were analyzed the strength of their relation to social class and stressful life events experienced. Greater presence of stressful life events were reported among people from less developed countries, Chile and Nicaragua, and among people belonging to lower social class.
authors.affiliation: Universidad de Alcalá, Area de Psicologia Social, Departamento de Psicopedagogía, Facultad de Documentación y Psicopedagogía, Aulario María de Guzmán, C. San Cirilo s/n. 28801, Alcalá de Henares, Madrid. jj.vazquez@uah.es
authors.forename: José Juan
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Vazquez
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Panadero
authors.forename: Paulina Paz
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Rincón
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D002677:Chile; D003469:Culture; D003906:Developing Countries; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D009527:Nicaragua; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013030:Spain; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires