SOC219H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Self-Control, Psychophysiology, Community Studies
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Identify and describe the difference between categorical and continuous forms of measurement. Use the debate between wheaton and horwitz to explain this difference. Both are intended to try and reduce the impact of a stressor on distress. One explains relationship and one changes direction. Mediators are there to explain what the relationship and outcome is ex. Domino scenario a doesn"t cause c directly, a will cause b and b will cause c. The end result cant happen without something in the middle. The buffering hypothesis: sense of mastery or personal control. Moderators just change direction and strength of relationship, don"t explain anything. Can see that high levels or job security increases the sleeping problems, but sleeping problems are higher for people that have low mastery. People at the top of the graphs, have the least amount of resources. Explain moderating resource with mastery and social support. Mastery helps buffer people from negative effects.
