Suppose that Emily gets fired from her job and, as a result, she loses her house. Within this context, loss of the house would be considered a:

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The loss of the house is a secondary stressor because it is a consequence of Emily's primary stressor (getting fired from her job). It is not a dependent event (which implies that it is related to or affected by another event), nor is it an indirect outcome (which suggests a more distant or less direct consequence). It is also not a mediating variable or tertiary strain, which are terms typically used in the context of psychological or medical research, rather than in the specific scenario described here.

Suppose That Emily Gets Fired from Her Job And, as a Result