Self Report Measure of stress - Holmes and Rahe

Question 1

Name the aim of the study by Holmes and Rahe

Answer 1

To create a method that estimates the extent to which life events are stressors

Question 2

Describe the method used

Answer 2

Self reported questionnaire designed to establish the extent to which life events were felt to be stressors

Question 3

How many life events were on the questionnaire?

Answer 3

43

Question 4

What was the name of the questionnaire?

Answer 4

The Social Readjustment Ratings Scale

Question 5

What was marriage given a rating of?

Answer 5

An arbitrary rating of 50

Question 6

What were the ratings ascribed to each life event based on?

Answer 6

Own experiences, perceptions of other peoples experiences and the amount of readjustment that would be required

Question 7

What period of time were participants asked to consider when completing the questionnaire?

Answer 7

The past 24 months

Question 8

Were the correlations between the number of life events and the amount of stress high in all groups?

Answer 8

Yes, all apart from the correlation between white and black people which was less

Question 9

What was generally agreed upon amongst the different groups?

Answer 9

What constitutes as a life event and the extent to which they cause stress