LIFE EVENT SCALE
Listed below are many of the events in life that have been found to produce individual stress reactions. The numerical value represents the degree of disruption that event causes in the average person's life. Some studies have found that people experiencing serious illnesses also had high scores on the Life Event Scale. Generally, the higher your score, the greater the probability you will experience a major health change in the near future. Since individuals differ in their abilities to handle stress, this score should be taken as a rough guide only.
For each of the events you have experienced during the past 12 months, transfer the value to the second column. Add all of your entries in the second column to obtain your total stress score.
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Events: 1. My spouse died 2. I got a divorce 3. I separated from my spouse 4. I spent time in jail 5. A close family member died (not a spouse) 6. I had a major illness or injury 7. I got married 8. I was fired at work 9. I had a marital reconciliation 10.I retired 11. A family member experienced a change in health (not myself) 12. I became pregnant 13. I experienced sexual problems 14. My family gained a new member 15. I experienced an upheaval in my business affairs 16. I experienced a change in my financial state 17. A close friend died 18. I changed to a different occupation 19. My spouse and I argued significantly more (or significantly less) 20. I obtained a loan or mortgage over $50,000 21. A loan or mortgage of mine was foreclosed 22. My responsibilities at work changed 23. My son or daughter left home 24. I had trouble with my in-laws 25. I had an outstanding personal achievement 26. My spouse began or stopped working 27. I started or finished high school or college 28. I had a change in my living conditions 29. I had a change in my personal habits 30. I had trouble with my boss 31. My working hours or conditions changed 32. I changed residences 33. I changed schools 34. I changed recreational activities 35. My church activities changed 36. My social activities changed 37. I took out a loan for less than $50,000 38. My sleeping habits changed 39. We had a change in the number of family get-togethers. 40. My eating habits changed 41. I took a vacation 42.1 celebrated Christmas 43. I had minor violations of the law (traffic or parking tickets, etc.)
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Stress value 100 73 65 63 63 58 50 47 45 45 44 40 39 39 39 38 37 36 35 31 30 29 29 29 28 26 26 25 24 23 20 20 20 19 19 19 17 16 15 13 13 12 11 |
Enter "stress value" if this event applies to me. |
Scoring:
0-150 Low stress
151-300 Moderate stress
301+ High or extreme stress.
MY TOTAL SCORE:_______________________
(Adapted from Holmes, T.H. and Rabe, R.H. "The Social Readjustment Rating Scale,'” Journal of Psychosomatic Research 11, 213-218, 1967.)
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