1.
Death of
spouse
2.
Divorce
3.
Marital
separation
4.
Detention in
jail or other institution
5.
Death of a
close family member
6.
Major
personal injury or illness
7.
Marriage
8.
Fired at
work
9.
Martial
reconciliation
10.
Retirement
11.
Major change
in health/behavior of a family member
12.
Pregnancy
13.
Sexual
difficulties
14.
Gain of a
new family member (e.g., through birth, adoption, mother
moving in, etc.)
15.
Major
business readjustment (e.g., merger, reorganization,
bankruptcy, etc)
16.
Major change
in financial status (e.g., a lot worse/better off than
usual)
17.
Death of a
close fiend or family member (other than
spouse)
18.
Change to a
different line of work
19.
Major change
in the number of arguments with spouse (e.g., a lot more/less
than usual regarding childrearing, personal habits,
etc.)
20.
Taking out a
mortgage/loan for a major purchase (e.g., for home, business,
etc.)
21.
Foreclosure
of mortgage/loan
22.
Major change
in responsibilities at work (e.g., promotion, demotion,
lateral transfer, etc.)
23.
Son or
daughter leaving home (e.g., through marriage, attending
college, etc.)
24.
Trouble with
in-laws
25.
Outstanding
personal achievement
26.
Spouse
beginning or ceasing work outside the
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100
73
65
63
63
53
40
47
45
45
44
40
39
39
39
38
37
36
35
31
30
29
29
29
28
26
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27.
Beginning or
ceasing formal schooling
28.
Major change
in living conditions (e.g., building a new home, remodeling,
moving, etc.)
29.
Revisions of
personal habits (e.g., dress, manners,
etc.)
30.
Trouble with
your boss
31.
Major change
in working hours or conditions
32.
Change in
residence
33.
Change in
schools
34.
Major change
in usual type/amount of recreation
35.
Major change
in church activities (e.g., a lot more/less than
usual)
36.
Major change
in social activities (e.g., a lot more/less than
usual
37.
Taking out a
loan for a lesser purchase (e.g., for car, TV, freezer,
etc.)
38.
Major change
in sleeping habits (e.g., a lot more/less than usual, change
in part of day when you sleep, etc.)
39.
Major change
in family get-togethers (e.g., a lot more less than
usual)
40.
Major change
in eating habits (e.g., a lot more/less food than usual,
different meal hours or surroundings,
etc.)
41.
Vacation
42.
Christmas/holiday
season
43.
Minor
violations of the law (e.g., traffic or jaywalking ticket,
disturbing the peace citation, etc.)
YOUR
TOTAL SCORE
Source: Adapted from
Holmes, T.H. and Rahe, R.H.: The Social
Readjustment Rating Scale. Journal of
Psychosomatic Research 11:213-218.
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25
24
23
20
20
20
19
19
18
17
16
15
15
13
12
11 |
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