Life changes & Daily Hassles
- Created by: Ellie Nicholls
- Created on: 02-01-13 17:36
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Stress & life events
Life changes as a source of stress:
Social Readjustment Rating Scale- Holmes & Rahe
- Consists of 43 life events, ranked in terms of how stressful they are.
Reasearch conducted by Rahe et al:
- 2500 male American sailors
- Completed SRRS 6 months prior to their tour
- Whilst on duty, records of their health status' were kept
- Found a positive correlation between SRRS scores and illness scores.
xSample of all American males, can't generalise results
xBeen suggested that…
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