Who created the conservation of resources theory?
Who created the conservation of resources theory? Stevan Hobfoll Background: The Conservation of Resources Theory by Stevan Hobfoll has grown in popularity, as a new theory of stress, since the 1980s. A general assumption of Hobfoll's theory is that an individual has some resources at his/her disposal which he/she greatly appreciates and is inclined to protect and never loose them. What is a resource caravan? I emphasize that personal, social, and material resources tend to develop and exist in aggregate, called resource caravans. Second, I introduce the concept that resource caravans are encouraged, discouraged, or outright prevented by environmental conditions...