Dear Colleagues,

It is well known that stress exposure is an important risk factor for a wide range of illnesses that worsens well-being and reduces quality of life. Daily chronic stress is especially harmful for public health because although it implies just a moderate activation level, it stays for a long time and affects a huge quantity of people. Although there is a great deal of evidence available on effective interventions to reduce the negative effects of stress, there has been little progress in reducing it, perhaps because the belief that chronic emotional discomfort is an unavoidable consequence of life, and people only ask for help when stress has led to a severe health problem. Bearing in mind the high prevalence and the long-term negative consequences of chronic stress, more attention must be paid to daily stress, work–life balance, alternation of activities and rest periods, and the development of stressors and stress reactions along time. Moreover, with the aim of further understanding those individuals at risk for daily chronic stress, the study of factors protective against and promoting risk is needed. 

This Special Issue seeks research papers on various aspects of daily stress exposure in relation to work, life, or both. We especially encourage the submission of interdisciplinary work that records both subjective and objective measures of stress. We also encourage the submission of studies of daily stress that contemplate longitudinal recording, even by ecological momentary assessment, with a special interest in rest–activity alternance. We are also interested in studies about the impact of chronic daily stress on health and interventions.

Prof. Dr. Jordi Fernández-Castro
Dr. Fermín Martínez-Zaragoza
Guest Editors

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• stress exposure
• chronic stress
• work stress
• daily stress
• work detachment
• work recovery
• fatigue
• well-being
• quality of life