title: Regional and national differences in stressful life events: The role of cultural factors, economic development, and gender.
abstract: The study analyzed differences in the risk of experiencing stressful life events (SLE) according to cultural factors, the level of economic development of the region inhabited, and gender. Information was gathered on the number and nature of SLE experienced by a sample of 604 undergraduates from 3 regions with very different levels of economic development: Madrid (Spain), León (Nicaragua), and Bilwi (Nicaragua). The results indicated a greater risk of experiencing SLE among undergraduates from Nicaragua, but few differences attributed to the undergraduates' gender or the level of economic development in the region they inhabit within the same country.
authors.affiliation: Universidad de Alcala.
authors.forename: José Juan
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Vázquez
authors.affiliation: Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Panadero
authors.affiliation: Universidad de Alcala.
authors.forename: Rosa M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Martín
mesh_terms: D003469:Culture; D057217:Economic Development; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D009527:Nicaragua / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012737:Sex Factors; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult