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Uplifts, Hassles, and Adaptational Outcomes in Early Adolescents

Stanford University

S. Shirley Feldman

Stanford University

Daniel A. Weinberger

Stanford University

Martin E. Ford

Stanford University

The relationship of daily uplifts and hassles to adaptational outcomes has gained increasing attention in recent years. However, investigators have focused considerably more on hassles than uplifts. In an attempt to rectify this trend, the present study examines the relationship of uplifts and hassles to anxiety, depression, distress, self-restraint, perceived sup-port from friends, perceived social competence, and general self-worth in a sample of 23 sixth graders (141 girls). Results indicate that both hassles and uplifts are substantially related to these outcomes in the expected direction, with the exception of a modest positive association between uplift and anxiety for girls. Moreover, in most cases uplifts add significantly to the relationship between hassles and outcomes, thus high-lighting the importance of uplifts. Other findings idicate that uplifts/hassles patterns vary as a function of gender and the particular outcome being considered. Similarities to and differences from adult findings are discussed in regard to gender-role and general development.

The Journal of Early Adolescence, Vol. 7, No. 4, 371-394 (1987)
DOI: 10.1177/0272431687074002


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