TY - JOUR
T1 - Relationship between stress, coping, and postconcussion symptoms in a healthy adult population
AU - MacHulda, Mary M.
AU - Bergquist, Thomas F.
AU - Ito, Valerie
AU - Chew, Stephen
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported in part by a contract (#H128A00002) with the Rehabilitation Services Administration, Department of Education and the Falk Trust Award.
PY - 1998/7
Y1 - 1998/7
N2 - Study 1 examined the association between intensity of postconcussive symptoms (PCS), impact of daily stress, and level of perceived stress over the past month in a group of healthy young adults. There was a significant relationship between intensity of PCS and impact of daily stress, as well as level of perceived stress over the past month, independent of the frequency of stressful events experienced. Study 2 assessed the stability of the relationship between PCS and stress. Subjects rated intensity of PCS, impact of daily stress, and level of perceived stress on two separate occasions approximately 1 month apart. The Perceived Stress Scale demonstrated high test-retest reliability. Significant relationships were again found between intensity of PCS and level of perceived stress at both time points, independent of the frequency of stressful events. These results suggest that persistent symptoms in some individuals with postconcussive syndrome may be due, at least in part, to individual differences in the perceived stress of incurring a mild traumatic brain injury.
AB - Study 1 examined the association between intensity of postconcussive symptoms (PCS), impact of daily stress, and level of perceived stress over the past month in a group of healthy young adults. There was a significant relationship between intensity of PCS and impact of daily stress, as well as level of perceived stress over the past month, independent of the frequency of stressful events experienced. Study 2 assessed the stability of the relationship between PCS and stress. Subjects rated intensity of PCS, impact of daily stress, and level of perceived stress on two separate occasions approximately 1 month apart. The Perceived Stress Scale demonstrated high test-retest reliability. Significant relationships were again found between intensity of PCS and level of perceived stress at both time points, independent of the frequency of stressful events. These results suggest that persistent symptoms in some individuals with postconcussive syndrome may be due, at least in part, to individual differences in the perceived stress of incurring a mild traumatic brain injury.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0887-6177(97)00031-0
DO - 10.1016/S0887-6177(97)00031-0
M3 - Article
C2 - 14590606
AN - SCOPUS:0031800979
SN - 0887-6177
VL - 13
SP - 415
EP - 424
JO - Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology
JF - Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology
IS - 5
ER -