Konferenzbeitrag

Stress and Coping: An Economic Approach

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.

Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Series: Beiträge zur Jahrestagung des Vereins für Socialpolitik 2018: Digitale Wirtschaft - Session: Neuroeconomics and Economic Psychology ; No. D08-V3

Classification
Wirtschaft
Micro-Based Behavioral Economics: Role and Effects of Psychological, Emotional, Social, and Cognitive Factors on Decision Making‡
Health Behavior
Subject
Stress
coping
personality
controlled vs. automatic reaction
emotional outbursts
income

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Wälde, Klaus
Scheuer, Niklas
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
ZBW - Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft
(where)
Kiel, Hamburg
(when)
2018

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  • Konferenzbeitrag

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  • Wälde, Klaus
  • Scheuer, Niklas
  • ZBW - Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft

Time of origin

  • 2018

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