RECENT LIFE EXPERIENCES: PSYCHOMETRIC DATA IN THE CASE OF WEST AREA OF ROMANIA
RECENT LIFE EXPERIENCES: PSYCHOMETRIC DATA IN THE CASE OF WEST AREA OF ROMANIA
Author(s): Viorica Banciu, Ionuţ Oprea, Mihai Marian, Letiţia Filimon Subject(s): Psychology
Published by: Editura Universitatii din Oradea
Keywords: daily hassles; life changes; stress; depression
Summary/Abstract: This study examined the relations between daily hassles, depression and life events on mental health among adults in Romania. Data on daily hassles, depression, life changes were collected from a sample of 724 adults by means of a self-administered questionnaire which included the translated Romanian version of the Survey of Recent Life Experiences (SRLE), Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), and the Evaluation Scale of Recent Life Events (ESRLE). With the use of principle axis factoring followed by direct oblimin rotation SRLE factors were extracted. Findings revealed that hassles were related to higher depression and life changes.
Journal: International Journal of Education and Psychology in the Community (IJEPC)
- Issue Year: I/2011
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 61-78
- Page Count: 18
- Language: English
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