Health and Personal Finances
* Changes in Health, Negative Financial Events, and Financial Distress/Financial Well-Being for Debt Management Program Clients Financial Counseling and Planning, 2006, Financial Counseling and Planning, O’Neill, Prawitz, Sorhaindo, Kim, & Garman

Introduction

Researchers have established that a relationship exists between health and levels of stress. In particular, researchers examining health in relationship to one's level of financial distress and worry about financial matters have found clear connections (Bagwell & Kim, 2003; Drentea & Lavrakas, 2000; Kim & Garman, 2003; Kim, Garman, & Sorhaindo, 2003; O'Neill, Sorhaindo, Xiao, & Garman, 2005a, 2005b, 2005c). In recent literature, financial distress has been defined as a reaction to the condition of one's personal financial state (Prawitz et al., 2006a, 2006b). Read more (PDF)...