Interpersonal Stress

Paper Summary:

The paper explains that interpersonal stress occurs when a relationship between two people is important to one or both participants and at least one of the participants is not getting the desired responses from the other one. The paper looks at the work of Anita DeLongis and Susan Holtzman who explored the effect personality plays on a person's ability to cope with interpersonal stress in a variety of ways. The paper also reviews the studies of D.S. Moskowitz who looked at the issue of interpersonal stress in a more abstract way. The paper compares their ideas and concludes that both authors contributed thought-provoking ideas about the analysis of stressful interactions.

From the Paper:

"DeLongis and Holtzman (2005) have looked at the effect personality plays on a person's ability to cope with interpersonal stress in a variety of ways. In the article cited, they looked at two different situations where family interactions would likely to be stressful sometimes: when one of the partners has a significant debilitating illness (in this case, rheumatoid arthritis), and when the family unit has both children and stepchildren living under the same roof. They explored the possible clinical applications of their findings."

Sample of Sources Used:

• DeLongis, Anita, and Holtzman, Susan. 2005. "Coping in Context: The Role of Stress, Social Support, and Personality in Coping." Journal of Personality 73:6, p.1633+.
• Moskowitz, D.S. 2005. "Unfolding Interpersonal Behavior." Journal of Personality 73:6, p. 1607+.

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