The proposed program of research seeks to disentangle the effects of dispositional tendencies and daily events on well-being and to understand the interaction of these constructs as they relate to predicting psychological and physical health. Specifically, the studies described in this proposal were designed to investigate the relationships among people's dispositional sensitivities to approaching positive outcomes and avoiding negative outcomes, daily events, and well-being. The studies are aimed at increasing our understanding of how both between person differences and within-person-variability combine to predict psychological health and self-reported physical symptoms. The research design is aimed at assessing dispositional tendencies, measuring daily events and well- being for 21 days, and assessing psychological health and self-reported physical symptoms. The methods allow for simultaneous examination of trait and state factors involved in well-being, and data will be analyzed with statistical techniques designed for hierarchically nested data such as these.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Type
Predoctoral Individual National Research Service Award (F31)
Project #
5F31MH011766-02
Application #
2796919
Study Section
Social and Group Processes Review Committee (SGP)
Program Officer
Altman, Fred
Project Start
1998-10-01
Project End
Budget Start
1998-10-01
Budget End
1999-09-29
Support Year
2
Fiscal Year
1998
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
University of Rochester
Department
Other Clinical Sciences
Type
Schools of Arts and Sciences
DUNS #
208469486
City
Rochester
State
NY
Country
United States
Zip Code
14627