PMID- 9343966
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 19971223
LR  - 20091111
IS  - 0022-1465 (Print)
IS  - 0022-1465 (Linking)
VI  - 38
IP  - 3
DP  - 1997 Sep
TI  - Distress and perceived health: mechanisms of health decline.
PG  - 298-311
AB  - Stress is a common experience in modern society, and it can affect both physical 
      and mental health. Recognizing that not all stress is detrimental to health, this 
      research examines the relationship between perceptions of distress and perceived 
      health within a longitudinal framework. Using two waves of a nationally 
      representative panel study, the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 
      I (NHANES I), structural equation modeling revealed that distress leads to more 
      negative health perceptions. In addition, perceived health was found to impact 
      distress levels at the following wave suggesting a cycle of decline between 
      distress and perceived health. Finally, perceived health was found to have 
      predictive validity in determining future functional disability even when 
      considering distress.
FAU - Farmer, M M
AU  - Farmer MM
AD  - Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN 
      47907-1365, USA. farmer@sri.soc.purdue.edu
FAU - Ferraro, K F
AU  - Ferraro KF
LA  - eng
GR  - AG11705/AG/NIA NIH HHS/United States
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
PL  - United States
TA  - J Health Soc Behav
JT  - Journal of health and social behavior
JID - 0103130
SB  - IM
MH  - Adult
MH  - Aged
MH  - *Attitude to Health
MH  - Female
MH  - Health Status Indicators
MH  - Humans
MH  - Longitudinal Studies
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Regression Analysis
MH  - *Self Concept
MH  - Stress, Psychological/*psychology
EDAT- 1997/10/31 00:00
MHDA- 1997/10/31 00:01
CRDT- 1997/10/31 00:00
PHST- 1997/10/31 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 1997/10/31 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 1997/10/31 00:00 [entrez]
PST - ppublish
SO  - J Health Soc Behav. 1997 Sep;38(3):298-311.