Life events, perceived social support, and psychological symptoms were studied
prospectively among older adolescents during the transition from high school to college …

Two studies of the characteristics of life events during adolescence are reported. In the first,
open-ended reports of major life events and daily events were obtained from early, middle …

A group of 21 I first-to fourth-grade children who had experienced one or more recent
stressful life events were compared to a demographically matched sample of 21 I children …

The hypothes& that negative daily events mediate the relationship between major negative
events and psychological symptomatology was tested using a three-wave, three-variable …

The first of these two studies examined the relationship between adolescents scores on a
social desirability questionnaire and scores of negative, positive, and total life events. Only …

American Journal of Community Psychology, Vol. 11, No. 2, 1983 Stressful Life Change and
Delinquent Behavior1 Alan Vaux2 Southern Illinois University Mary Ruggiero2 University of …

A longitudinal design was employed to test the main and stress-moderating effects of young
adolescents' perceived family environment (Family Environ-ment Scales; FES; Moos & …

Psychological distress in high-school students was examined in relation to negative life
events, long-lasting adversities and perceived social support from the family, friends and the …

Prior work has suggested that methodological and conceptual confounding may play a role
in the associations obtained between stressful life events, social resources, and adaptive …

This study investigated the relationship between two intrapersonal variables—stressful life
change events and reported coping strategies—and high school completion status among …