This was intended for people at school or university between the ages of 16-22 In 1967, Holmes and Rahe (psychology researchers) came up with the theory that the more stressful things that happen to someone, the more likely they are to develop serious or minor health issues. They devised a scale (that has now been modernised to suit different people and modern day livings) called the Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS). They conducted research and chose the most common 'stressors'. They then rated them 1-43 and gave them each different scores. What you do is you select every single stressor that has happened to you in the last year then add the scores up. If the score is 300 or more, it shows you are very stressed and have a significantly higher chance of developing illnesses such as TB, diabetes, heart attacks ect. Bellow is a modernised version intended for young adults that are in full time education (16-22) | Rating | Stressor | Score | | 1 Death of close family member 100 | 2 Divorce of parents 95 | 3 Jail Term 90 | 4 Death of a close friend 85 | 5 Personal injury or illness 80 | 6 Family problems 75 | 7 Exams/Studying 70 | 8 Bullying 65 | 9 Change in location (new school, house, uni etc. 60 | 10 Peer pressure 55 | 11 Change in social activities 45 | 12 Minor violations of the law 44 | 13 Gain of new family member (wife, child, sibling etc.) 40 | 14 Beginning of school/New term/beginning of school etc. 35 | 15 Outside of school/uni commitments 30 | 16 Trouble with school/uni 25 | 17 Change in routine 20 | 18 Change in sleep pattern 15 | 19 Holidays 10 | 20 Christmas 5 Add your scores up, if your score is more 787 you are VERY stressed I'm conducting research for my psychology studies, so could you post your results and (about) how many days of school/uni you've had due to sick days Thanks! | |
I got like 254 or something. Points were. - Personal injury - Family problems - Violations of the law - Outside of school commitments - Trouble with school
I didn't bother to do that because my stress doesn't involve some of those. But I swear to god it seems like mines about a 1000 right now.
300ish if it's just stuff that's happened in the last year. If it were the last three or four years it'd be astronomical lol (both my grandfathers and my dad died in 2007, I moved, and I fucked up hard in school at the end of the semester)
I got 500 but wasn't sure if I was supposed to add a score multiple times if something happened more than once, ie change in location and change in sleep pattern. I missed 3 days due to illness since last September, but I've been in class since then with no summer break