- A-Z
- Jena Economics Rese...
- Volume 9
- Stress and Coping –...
- Autor(in)
- Erschienen
- 18. November 2015
- Nummer des Discussion-Papers
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2015-020
- Schlagwort(e)
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controlled vs. automatic reaction
coping
emotional outbursts
optimal stopping problem
personality
Stress
- Zusammenfsg.
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Stress is ubiquitous in society. In our model, stressors translate into subjective stress via an appraisal process. Stress reduces instantaneous utility of an individual directly and via a cognitive load argument. Coping can be functional and under the control of the individual or more automatic with dysfunctional features. We predict the occurrence and frequency of uncontrolled coping –emotional outbursts – as a function of an individual’s personality and environment. Outbursts cannot always be avoided. Delaying emotional outbursts arti...cially can lead to even more outbursts. Looking at the e¤ect of psychotherapy shows that expecting little and being emotional can help maximizing well-being.
- article pub. typess JER
- Research article
- article languages JER
- Englisch
- JEL-Classification for JER
- D03 - Behavioral Microeconomics: Underlying Principles†; D91 - Intertemporal Consumer Choice; Life Cycle Models and Saving ; I12 - Health Production