Effects of self-esteem and stress on self-assessed health: a Swiss study from adolescence to early adulthood.
Kristen JafflinConstanze PfeifferManfred Max BergmanPublished in: Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation (2018)
In addition to their known influence on mental health, stress and self-esteem are important factors influencing individuals' general health, even in adolescence and young adulthood. While all types of stressors have a negative impact on health, the negative stressors seem to have more prominent effects than neutral stressors.