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Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS) Test

In about 8 minutes, see how recent life changes may be raising your stress and affecting your health. Quick scoring helps identify your overall stress load and guide next steps for support.

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Questions: 438 minutes

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October 2, 2025

October 2, 2025
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October 2, 2025
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Verified by Daniel Hall

Psychologist with 25 years of experience

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429/600

Stress Load Level (SLL)

This scale measures the total stress load from significant life events over the past year to indicate overall social readjustment burden.

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Moderate

High

0 – 149: Low | 150 – 299: Moderate | 300 – 600: High

A score of 429 falls in the High range, suggesting a substantial accumulation of major life changes and a higher overall stress load during the assessed period.

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DATA-BASED USER COHORTS

Who Usually Takes This Test?

Life changes piling up

41%OF USERS

People who have had several major events in the past year and want to understand how much strain those changes may be putting on their mind and body.

Burnout and health worries

34%OF USERS

People noticing fatigue, sleep issues, irritability, or physical complaints and looking for a quick way to estimate whether stress load might be a factor.

Therapy and counseling clients

25%OF USERS

People already in therapy or seeking support who need a structured snapshot of recent stressors to guide next steps with a professional.

BASED ON AGGREGATED, ANONYMIZED DATA FROM TENS OF THOUSANDS OF FREUDLY USERS.

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Once you complete the test, your results are compared with real-world data from people in your country.
Below is a preview of how scores are typically distributed across each scale.

Stress Level (SL)

Average

210.8

Normal range

130.4 — 291.3

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max.

600

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SAMPLE QUESTIONS

Example Questions From the Test

Please try to recall all events that occurred during the past year and indicate, from the list provided, those that took place in your life. If an event did not occur, select “Did not occur.”

- Did not occur
- Occurred
- Did not occur
- Occurred
- Did not occur
- Occurred

These are 3 of the 43 real questions — the rest appear in the test. No sign-up needed to start.

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WHAT THE TEST MEASURES

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Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS) Test - Symptoms and Signs

stress level

This instrument is designed to quantify recent life change as an index of cumulative psychosocial stress. The Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS) asks respondents to indicate which major life events have occurred within a defined period, and a weighted total is used to summarize overall stress-related readjustment demand.

Developed by Holmes and Rahe, it consists of 43 items and typically takes about 8 minutes to complete. Results are intended to support clinical formulation and discussion of how recent stressors may relate to current functioning and health concerns; scores should be interpreted in context and are not diagnostic. The Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS) may be used in clinical and counseling settings to facilitate structured review of life events and to inform treatment planning and monitoring.

Author: Holmes, T., Rahe, R.

Literature: Holmes, T. H., & Rahe, R. H. The social readjustment rating scale. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 1967.; Lazarus, R. S., & Folkman, S. Stress, appraisal, and coping. Springer Publishing Company. 1984.