Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/180228 
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Year of Publication: 
2018
Series/Report no.: 
CESifo Working Paper No. 6966
Publisher: 
Center for Economic Studies and ifo Institute (CESifo), Munich
Abstract: 
We present a psychological model of stress. Appraisal translates stressors into subjective stress. Stress reduces instantaneous utility of an individual directly and via cognitive load. Coping can be under the control of the individual or more automatic. We predict the occurrence of uncontrolled coping .emotional outbursts .as a function of an individual’s theory-consistent personality and environment. We explain when stressors reduce income. We also explain under which conditions rising income does not go hand in hand with rising stress. First steps towards a theory of therapy show how stressed individuals can improve their well-being beyond standard coping measures.
Subjects: 
stress
coping
personality
controlled vs. automatic reaction
emotional outbursts
income
JEL: 
D03
D91
I12
Document Type: 
Working Paper
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