stressfulness
- noun
- /ˈstrɛsfəlnəs/
:
estresante
- One limitation of these studies, quite common in the coping literature (Lazarus, 1999), was that the intensity of stressfulness was not associated with each recalled stressful event.
- the stressfulness of events
Examples
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Unlike the similarly large-scale physical, cognitive, and emotional changes that occur from birth to age three, the changes associated with early adolescence occur with an added level of conscious personal awareness and self-conscious peer comparison that can add to the stressfulness of the period (NCDPI, 2004).
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Likewise, in a study of adolescents with learning challenges, LD students did not differ from non-LD students in their perception of the stressfulness of school-related events (Geisthardt & Munsch, 1996).
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A total life event score was calculated by summing the stressfulness of each negative life event that had occurred in the past 6 months.
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If experienced, they were further asked to rate the severity of stressfulness on a 4-point scale.
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Because research suggested that the stressfulness of life events is important for predicting health outcomes, we examined the stress-related item of the burden scale separately and found similar associations.
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The impact that a stressful event has on an individual is partly determined by the perception of their stressfulness (Cohen, Kamarck, & Mermelstein, 1983).
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According to transactional models of stress, cognitive appraisal mediates the stressfulness of events (Carpenter, 1992).
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It was hypothesized that the perceived stressfulness of an event would have a more negative impact on gifted children's adjustment than on typical children's adjustment.
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It was hypothesized that, due to its stressfulness, rejection of their offer would elicit relatively more negative affect from helpers and less favorable recipient evaluation.
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The stressfulness of her job made it difficult for her to relax during weekends.
Synonyms
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A state of worry or nervousness caused by difficult situations
A state that causes strong worry and emotional pain
The quality of making people feel very sad, worried, or uncomfortable
Antonyms
How Stressful
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Stressfulness comes from the word stress ('pressure' or 'strain') with the endings -ful ('full of') and -ness ('state of'). Think of something that presses on you, like a tight band that causes worry, so stressfulness is the quality of causing or having stress.