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Affluence, Stress, and Well-Being

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Cognitive transactional model of stress; Eustress; Feelings of stress; Perceived stress; Physiological stress; Psychological stress; Scarcity hypothesis.

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The broad construct of stress subsumes various lower-level categories, such as time stress, perceived stress (feelings of stress), and physiological stress. According to the cognitive transactional model of stress, which highlights how cognitive appraisal of a situation/stimulus is necessary before stress can be induced, psychological stress (which refers to negative cognitive and emotional states) is elicited when people do not have the ability to cope with the demands placed on them (Lazarus & Folkman, 1984). The physiological response to stress (e.g., as assessed by physiological measures such as heart rate, skin conductance) is distinct from the subjective feeling of stress.

Perceived stress is associated with affluence and subjective well-being (SWB). SWB consists of an affective (positive and negative affect)...

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  1. Singapore University of Social Sciences, Singapore, Singapore

    Weiting Ng

  2. Khoo Teck Puat Hospital, Singapore, Singapore

    Wei Shyan Lim

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  1. Dipartimento di Scienze Statistiche, Sapienza Università di Roma, Roma, Italy

    Filomena Maggino

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Ng, W., Lim, W.S. (2022). Affluence, Stress, and Well-Being. In: Maggino, F. (eds) Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69909-7_3724-2

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