Description

Background:
These are questions that have been used in various CCH assessments. Assessments will either include all of the questions or a selected portion. These questions do not represent a scale.

However, several of the items are similar to the Life Events Questionnaire (12 items, pertaining to life events in past 12 months) Cohen, (Cohen et al, 1983).

Developers:
Center for Community Health, Semel Institute-Neuropsychiatric Institute (NPI) of the University of California, Los Angeles

References:
See: Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS)

Holmes, T.H. & Rahe, R.H. (1967). The Social Readjustment Rating Scale. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 11: 213-218.

Citations Describing the Development and Psychometric Testing of several life event questionnaire:

Norbeck, J.S. (1984). Modification of recent life event questionnaires for use with female respondents. Research in Nursing and Health, 7, 61-71.

Sarason, I.G., Johnson, J.H., & Siegel, J.M. (1978). Assessing the impact of life changes: Development of the life experiences survey. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 46, 932-946.