stressor
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Research suggests HSD symptoms can worsen, or come to light, after a stressor, Dr Eccles says.
From BBC ● Aug. 27, 2026
Rising demands for defense spending are another stressor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
Classroom technology use has been a stressor for India Brookover of Granada Hills, whose daughter will be entering transitional kindergarten, or TK, next year and whose screen time in preschool has been near zero.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 19, 2026
Nearly half of adults cited the cost of housing as a major stressor, according to a summer survey from the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 4, 2025
In this new study, the researchers wanted to know whether a sense of personal control -- how much people feel they can influence their daily challenges -- affects whether a stressor gets resolved.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2025
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