BSAT 100 NAME _______________________

NAME ________________________

BSAT 100

The College Readjustment Rating Scale

TOTAL SCORE________________________

The College Readjustment Rating Scale is an adaptation of Holmes and Rahe's Life 
Events Scale. It has been modified for college-age adults and should be considered as a rough 
indication of stress levels and possible health consequences.
In the College Readjusment Rating Scale each event, such as one's first term in college, is 
assigned a value that represents the amount of readjusment a person has to make in life as a
result of change. In some studies people with serious illnesses have been found to have high 
scores on similar scales. Persons with scores of 300 and higher have a high health risk. Persons
scoring between 150 and 300 points have about a 50-50 chance of serious health change within 
two years. Subjects scoring 150 and below have a 1 in 3 chance of serious health change.
To determine your stress score, circle the number of points corresponding to the events you have 
experienced in the past six months or are likely to experience in the next six months. Then add 
the circled numbers up.

Event	Points	Event	Points
Death of spouse	100	Sexual difficulties	45
Female unwed pregnancy	92	Serious argument with significant other	40
Death of parent	80	Academic probation	39
Male partner in unwed pregnancy	77	Change in major	37
Divorce	73	New love interest	36
Death of a close family member	70	Increased workload in college	31
Death of a close friend	65	Outstanding personal achievement	29
Divorce between parents	63	First term in college	28
Jail term	61	Serious conflict with instructor	27
Major personal injury or illness	60	Lower grades than expected	25
Flunk out of college	58	Change in colleges (transfer)	24
Marriage	55	Change in social activities	22
Fired from job	50	Change in sleeping habits	21
Loss of financial support	48	Change in eating habits	19
Failing grade in important course	47	Minor law violations	15

 
NAME_____________________________________

BSAT 100

WAYS THAT I EXPERIENCE STRESS AND THAT I CAN DEAL WITH IT --

 
THREE HEALTHY, EFFECTIVE WAYS THAT I HAVE LEARNED TO USE TO BEST CONTROL ASPECTS OF MY STRESS IN MY LIFE:
 
1. _________________________________________________________________
 
2. _________________________________________________________________
 
3. _________________________________________________________________
 
 
THREE HEALTHY, EFFECTIVE WAYS THAT I HAVE (ONLY) READ/HEARD ABOUT THAT CAN BE USED TO CONTROL ASPECTS OF
 STRESS [ALSO INDICATE THE TYPE(S) OF STRESS THAT EACH ONE HELPS TO CONTROL.]:
 
1. _________________________________________________________________
 
2. _________________________________________________________________
 
3. _________________________________________________________________
 
 
THE THREE ASPECTS OF MY STRESS THAT I STILL NEED TO FIND HEALTHY, EFFECTIVE WAYS TO CONTROL:
 
1. __________________________________________________________________
 
2. __________________________________________________________________
 
3. __________________________________________________________________
 
MARK THE STATEMENT BELOW THAT BEST INDICATES HOW YOU PERCEIVE THE LEVEL OF STRESS THAT YOU EXPERIENCE 
COMPARES WITH THE LEVEL OF STRESS EXPERIENCED BY THE PEOPLE YOU KNOW AND ARE AROUND?

My stress level is MUCH LOWER than the others'. ____ 
 
My stress level is SLIGHTLY LOWER than the others'. ____ 
 
My stress level is ABOUT THE SAME as the others'. ____ 
 
My stress level is SLIGHTLY HIGHER than the others', ____
 
My stress level is MUCH HIGHER than the others', ____