Stress and the Environment

This paper presents an overview of the literature on stress and the environment using a basic attitude change paradigm. The stress literature is organized around characteristics of source, transmission, and audience variables. Prominent models of stress are reviewed, along with classifications of st...

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Published in:Journal of social issues 1981-01, Vol.37 (1), p.4-35
Main Authors: Baum, Andrew, Singer, Jerome E., Baum, Carlene S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ATTITUDES
BEHAVIORAL MODIFICATION
ENVIRONMENT
Environment/Environments/ Environmental/ Environmentally
MODELING, MODELS
PUBLIC POLICY
RISK
Stress/Stresses
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Summary:This paper presents an overview of the literature on stress and the environment using a basic attitude change paradigm. The stress literature is organized around characteristics of source, transmission, and audience variables. Prominent models of stress are reviewed, along with classifications of stressors themselves. The appraisal of stressors is considered as a transmission variable, affected by such factors as attitudes towards the stressor, perception of risk and danger, and perceived control. Research on dispositional variables is also reviewed and the stress response is discussed.
ISSN:0022-4537
1540-4560
DOI:10.1111/j.1540-4560.1981.tb01056.x