PTSD Stressfulness Rating Scale Test
Understand which manufacturing or sales situations feel most stressful in about 7 minutes. Get clear, actionable insights to reduce strain, support well-being, and improve performance.
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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.
Below is a preview of how scores are typically distributed across each scale.
The “call” situation (T“s)
The “call” situation (T“s)
Average
17.3
Normal range
11.4 — 23.2
min.
6
max.
42
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"Threat of Loss" Situation ("oLS)
"Threat of Loss" Situation ("oLS)
Average
26.6
Normal range
20 — 33.2
min.
6
max.
42
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Once you complete the test, your result will appear on the scale so you can see how you compare.
The "Loss" Situation (T"S)
The "Loss" Situation (T"S)
Average
19.1
Normal range
14.4 — 23.8
min.
6
max.
42
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Uncertainty (U)
Uncertainty (U)
Average
22.6
Normal range
16.3 — 28.9
min.
6
max.
42
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Productivity (P)
Productivity (P)
Average
27.6
Normal range
22.1 — 33.2
min.
6
max.
42
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Uncontrollability (U)
Uncontrollability (U)
Average
19.4
Normal range
14.2 — 24.6
min.
6
max.
42
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Personal significance (Ps)
Personal significance (Ps)
Average
32
Normal range
27.5 — 36.6
min.
6
max.
42
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Once you complete the test, your result will appear on the scale so you can see how you compare.
Emotional tension (Et)
Emotional tension (Et)
Average
20.9
Normal range
15.9 — 25.9
min.
6
max.
42
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Repetitiveness (R)
Repetitiveness (R)
Average
16.1
Normal range
11.3 — 20.8
min.
6
max.
42
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Once you complete the test, your result will appear on the scale so you can see how you compare.
Once you complete the test, your result will appear on the scale so you can see how you compare.
Overall Stress Index (OSI)
Overall Stress Index (OSI)
Average
26.5
Normal range
20.5 — 32.4
min.
6
max.
42
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Once you complete the test, your result will appear on the scale so you can see how you compare.
Once you complete the test, your result will appear on the scale so you can see how you compare.
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SAMPLE QUESTIONS
Example Questions From the Test
You will be presented with several professionally challenging work-related situations and rating scales to assess your experiences, described by two opposite endpoints. There are no “good” or “bad” answers; responses reflect individual differences in how people react. Please indicate the extent to which your personal experiences or attitudes apply to the situations listed below.
- (1) The situation occurs rarely
- (2)
- (3)
- (4)
- (5)
- (6)
- (7) The situation occurs often
- (1) I feel calm
- (2)
- (3)
- (4)
- (5)
- (6)
- (7) I feel treated unfairly and irritated
- (1) The situation occurs rarely
- (2)
- (3)
- (4)
- (5)
- (6)
- (7) The situation occurs frequently
WHAT THE TEST MEASURES
About This Assessment
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PTSD Stressfulness Rating Scale Test - Symptoms and Signs
In occupational and organizational settings, clinicians may use the PTSD Stressfulness Rating Scale to quantify how stressful common work situations are perceived to be. Developed by Edna B. Foa, it supports structured appraisal of stress-provoking events relevant to routine professional demands.
The measure consists of 36 items and typically requires about 7 minutes to complete. Respondents rate the stressfulness of a range of potential workplace stressors (e.g., time pressure, interpersonal friction, operational disruptions). Scores can help identify the situations associated with the highest perceived strain, informing targeted intervention planning, consultation, and monitoring; the PTSD Stressfulness Rating Scale is not a stand-alone diagnostic instrument.
Author: Edna B. Foa
Literature: Lazarus, R. S., & Folkman, S. Stress, appraisal, and coping. Springer. 1984.
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