The impact of crises and social stress on the formation of personality and identity of teenagers

Social stress can be broadly defined as a situation which threatens one's relationships, esteem, or sense of belonging within a dyad, group, or larger social context. Social stress can emerge in a number of situations. Social anxiety disorder is a type of mental disorder. In fact, the patient has a strong and constant fear of being judged and watched by others. This fear affects the person's work, school and other daily activities. Feeling nervous in some social situations is normal. For example, going on a date or speaking in a meeting may cause a sick feeling in the stomach. But in social anxiety disorder, which is also called social phobia, everyday interactions cause significant anxiety, fear, self-consciousness and embarrassment in the patient. The fear of being judged and the opinion of others is one of the most common concerns of these people. In this disorder, fear and anxiety lead to avoidance that can disrupt the patient's life. Severe stress can affect a person's daily schedule, work, school, or other activities. Social anxiety disorder is a chronic mental illness, but learning coping skills through psychotherapy and medication can help the patient regain self-confidence and improve their ability to interact with others. Although research has shown that certain aspects of personality can change over time, the determinants of such change remain unclear. Stress alters neural dynamics and precipitates disorders that shape personality traits involving negative affectivity. In this study, therefore, we assessed the perceived stress and pessimism levels of ۳۳۲ young, middle-aged, and older adults for five weeks to examine how levels of stress and pessimism change and interrelate over time. The best fitting longitudinal model was a bivariate latent growth curve model, which indicated that stress and pessimism both changed and exhibited significant variability in change over time. Moreover, changes in stress were associated with changes in pessimism. Pessimism thus changes over time, with alterations in stress potentially structuring these changes.

Keywords:

Life stress , Perceived stress , Personality , Pessimism , Change , Affect , Longitudinal , Development , Modeling , Health