Social+Readjustment+Rating+Scale+(SRRS)

= = =toc Definition: = Holmes and Rahe's measure of stress, which ranks 43 life events from most to least stressful and assigns a point value to each. Gen Psych, Chapter 10, Pg. 318

Related Pages:
stress, Health and Stress,

Examples:

 * Rank || Life Event || Life Change Unit Value ||
 * 1 || Death of spouse || 100 ||
 * 2 || Divorce || 73 ||
 * 3 || Marital separation || 65 ||
 * 4 || Jail term || 63 ||
 * 5 || Death of a close family member || 63 ||
 * 6 || Personal injury or illness || 53 ||
 * 7 || Marriage || 50 ||
 * 8 || Getting fired at work || 47 ||
 * 9 || Marital reconciliation || 45 ||
 * 10 || Retirement || 45 ||
 * 11 || Change in health of family member || 44 ||
 * 12 || Pregnancy || 40 ||
 * 13 || Sex difficulties || 39 ||
 * 14 || Gain of new family member || 39 ||
 * 15 || Business adjustment || 39 ||
 * 16 || Change in financial state || 38 ||
 * 17 || Death of close friend || 37 ||
 * 18 || Change to different line of work || 36 ||
 * 19 || Change in number of arguments with spouse || 35 ||
 * 20 || Taking out loan for major purchase (e.g., home) || 31 ||
 * 21 || Foreclosure of mortgage or loan || 30 ||
 * 22 || Change in responsibilities at work || 29 ||
 * 23 || Son or daughter leaving home || 29 ||
 * 24 || Trouble with in-laws || 29 ||
 * 25 || Outstanding personal achievement || 28 ||
 * 26 || Spouse beginning or stopping work || 26 ||
 * 27 || Beginning or ending school || 26 ||
 * 28 || Change in living conditions || 25 ||
 * 29 || Revision of personal habits || 24 ||
 * 30 || Trouble with boss || 23 ||
 * 31 || Change in work hours or conditions || 20 ||
 * 32 || Change in residence || 20 ||
 * 33 || Change in school || 20 ||
 * 34 || Change in recreation || 19 ||
 * 35 || Change in church activities || 19 ||
 * 36 || Change in social activities || 18 ||
 * 37 || Taking out loan for lesser purchase (e.g., car or TV) || 17 ||
 * 38 || Change in sleeping habits || 16 ||
 * 39 || Change in number of family get-togethers || 15 ||
 * 40 || Change in eating habits || 15 ||
 * 41 || Vacation || 13 ||
 * 42 || Christmas || 12 ||
 * 43 || Minor violation of the law || 11 ||

Analogies:
[insert analogies here] (give one or more analogies in place of the bracketed text above, then delete these instructions. If you don't know of any analogies, leave this section unchanged for someone else to improve on.)

Mnemonics:
[insert mnemonics here] (give a mnemonic in place of the bracketed text above, then delete these instructions. If you don't know of any examples, leave this section unchanged for someone else to improve on.)

In the News:
[|Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS). Major Life Events Linked to Stress.] The following instrument is based on the premise that good and bad events in one’s life can increase stress levels and make one more susceptible to illness and mental health problems (Holmes & Rahe, 1967).

include component="comments" page="Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS)" limit="10"