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University of Liverpool > News > Dwelling on negative events biggest cause of stress
A study by
psychologists at the
University of Liverpool
has found that
traumatic life events are
the biggest cause of
anxiety and depression,
but how a person thinks
about these events
determines the level of stress they experience.
Researchers from the Universitys Institute of Psychology, Health and Society analysed the
responses of over 32,000 participants, aged 18 85 years, who completed the BBCs `Stress
Test, an online survey to explore the causes and consequences of stress.
Thinking style as much a factor
The study the biggest of its kind in the UK found that traumatic life events were the single
biggest determinant of anxiety and depression followed by a family history of mental illness
and income and education levels. Relationship status and social factors made smaller but
still significant contributions to stress. However, the results revealed that a persons thinking
style was as much a factor in the level of anxiety and depression a person experienced.
The `Stress Test, which was launched on BBC Radio 4s `All in The Mind and available on
the BBC website to complete, asked participants a range of questions about their family
history of mental health problems, life events, income and education levels, relationship status
and social circumstances.
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