How painful is a recession? An assessment of two future-oriented buffering mechanisms

Lindsay R. Wilkinson, Markus H. Schafer and Renae Wilkinson

Social Science & Medicine, 2020, vol. 255, issue C

Abstract: Guided by stress process theory, this study investigates the association between the economic downturn and chronic pain interference, as well as the role of two future-oriented buffering mechanisms (anticipated stressor duration and pre-recession financial optimism) in this relationship. This research integrates both an objective measure of the recession based on negative personal experiences, as well as subjective event-based appraisals of how the recession impacted people's lives.

Keywords: Economic recession; Stress process; Appraisals; Pain (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.112455

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