Exposure to major stressors may reduce dysfunctional cognition about them

Citation
B. Lakey et al., Exposure to major stressors may reduce dysfunctional cognition about them, J APPL SO P, 30(10), 2000, pp. 2079-2091
Citations number
33
Categorie Soggetti
Psycology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF APPLIED SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
ISSN journal
00219029 → ACNP
Volume
30
Issue
10
Year of publication
2000
Pages
2079 - 2091
Database
ISI
SICI code
0021-9029(200010)30:10<2079:ETMSMR>2.0.ZU;2-R
Abstract
Exposure to a given stressor may enhance future resistance to that specific event as well as to stressful events more generally. One mechanism may be that prior exposure decreases dysfunctional beliefs about the specific even t or to events in general (i.e., general dysfunctional attitudes). The rese arch described here examined whether exposure to divorce was related to few er divorce-specific and general dysfunctional attitudes. Divorced participa nts reported fewer divorce-specific dysfunctional attitudes than did happil y married participants or married participants considering divorce. Similar ly, adult children of divorced parents had fewer divorce-specific dysfuncti onal attitudes than did adult children of happily married parents. A differ ent pattern was observed for general dysfunctional attitudes.