Measuring Stress

Question 1

What was the aim of Holmes and Rahe

Answer 1

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

Question 2

What was the method used in Holmes and Rahe?

Answer 2

Q, self-report

Question 3

Who were the pps in Holmes and Rahe?

Answer 3

394 pps, 179 males, 215 females

Question 4

What was the procedure in Homles and Rahe?

Answer 4

Pp asked to rate 43 life events.
Marriage was arbitary of 50, each judged if more or less stress
Ratings own experiences or perceptions of others
Amount of readjustment and time, recorder.

Question 5

What were the results in Holmes and Rahe?

Answer 5

Final SRRS completed via average from pps
Correlations high in all groups but 1
Less correlation between white and black ppl

Question 6

What was the conclusion from Holmes and Rahe?

Answer 6

Degree of similarity between groups impressive,

Shows agreement in general of what constitutes a life even and how much stress it causes.