Positive and negative experiences in everyday life were measured using a 49-item daily hassles and uplifts scale (DeLongis et al. 1982). These measures were intended to capture day-to-day events that cause chronic stress and might moderate the adverse effects of stress on health, respectively. The hassles scale included items indexing how much of a hassle or problem a particular activity/venue/person (e.g., work, finances, children, spouse, friends, etc.) had been in the last week. The uplifts scale measured how uplifting or pleasurable they had been. Response categories ranged from none or not applicable, coded 0, to a great deal, coded 3. In other words, a zero value on items comprising the hassles and uplifts scales may represent either a lack of stress or pleasure associated with a given activity or role, or not having participated in it. For example, someone who was not a parent would report a ‘‘0’’ (not applicable) when asked whether their children brought them pleasure and satisfaction, and likewise for those who were unemployed, unmarried, and uninvolved in church, clubs, and other voluntary organizations. In the case
