For each of the following experiences, indicate to what degree it has been a part of your life over the past month by selecting the appropriate choice.

Select... not at all part of my life only slightly part of my life distinctly part of my life very much part of my life	1.	Disliking your daily activities
Select... not at all part of my life only slightly part of my life distinctly part of my life very much part of my life	2.	Lack of privacy
Select... not at all part of my life only slightly part of my life distinctly part of my life very much part of my life	3.	Disliking your work
Select... not at all part of my life only slightly part of my life distinctly part of my life very much part of my life	4.	Ethnic or racial conflict
Select... not at all part of my life only slightly part of my life distinctly part of my life very much part of my life	5.	Conflicts with in-laws or boyfriend's/girlfriend's family
Select... not at all part of my life only slightly part of my life distinctly part of my life very much part of my life	6.	Being let down or disappointed by friends
Select... not at all part of my life only slightly part of my life distinctly part of my life very much part of my life	7.	Conflict with supervisor(s) at work
Select... not at all part of my life only slightly part of my life distinctly part of my life very much part of my life	8.	Social rejection
Select... not at all part of my life only slightly part of my life distinctly part of my life very much part of my life	9.	Too many things to do at once
Select... not at all part of my life only slightly part of my life distinctly part of my life very much part of my life	10.	Being taken for granted
Select... not at all part of my life only slightly part of my life distinctly part of my life very much part of my life	11.	Financial conflicts with family members
Select... not at all part of my life only slightly part of my life distinctly part of my life very much part of my life	12.	Having your trust betrayed by a friend
Select... not at all part of my life only slightly part of my life distinctly part of my life very much part of my life	13.	Separation from people you care about
Select... not at all part of my life only slightly part of my life distinctly part of my life very much part of my life	14.	Having your contributions overlooked
Select... not at all part of my life only slightly part of my life distinctly part of my life very much part of my life	15.	Struggling to meet your own standards of performance and accomplishment
Select... not at all part of my life only slightly part of my life distinctly part of my life very much part of my life	16.	Being taken advantage of
Select... not at all part of my life only slightly part of my life distinctly part of my life very much part of my life	17.	Not enough leisure time
Select... not at all part of my life only slightly part of my life distinctly part of my life very much part of my life	18.	Financial conflicts with friends or fellow workers
Select... not at all part of my life only slightly part of my life distinctly part of my life very much part of my life	19.	Struggling to meet other people's standards of performance and accomplishment
Select... not at all part of my life only slightly part of my life distinctly part of my life very much part of my life	20.	Having your actions misunderstood by others
Select... not at all part of my life only slightly part of my life distinctly part of my life very much part of my life	21.	Cash-flow difficulties
Select... not at all part of my life only slightly part of my life distinctly part of my life very much part of my life	22.	A lot of responsibilities
Select... not at all part of my life only slightly part of my life distinctly part of my life very much part of my life	23.	Dissatisfaction with work
Select... not at all part of my life only slightly part of my life distinctly part of my life very much part of my life	24.	Decisions about intimate relationship(s)
Select... not at all part of my life only slightly part of my life distinctly part of my life very much part of my life	25.	Not enough time to meet your obligations
Select... not at all part of my life only slightly part of my life distinctly part of my life very much part of my life	26.	Dissatisfaction with your mathematical ability
Select... not at all part of my life only slightly part of my life distinctly part of my life very much part of my life	27.	Financial burdens
Select... not at all part of my life only slightly part of my life distinctly part of my life very much part of my life	28.	Lower evaluation of your work than you think you deserve
Select... not at all part of my life only slightly part of my life distinctly part of my life very much part of my life	29.	Experiencing high levels of noise
Select... not at all part of my life only slightly part of my life distinctly part of my life very much part of my life	30.	Adjustments to living with unrelated person(s) (e. g., roommate)
Select... not at all part of my life only slightly part of my life distinctly part of my life very much part of my life	31.	Lower evaluation of your work than you hoped for
Select... not at all part of my life only slightly part of my life distinctly part of my life very much part of my life	32.	Conflicts with family member(s)
Select... not at all part of my life only slightly part of my life distinctly part of my life very much part of my life	33.	Finding your work too demanding
Select... not at all part of my life only slightly part of my life distinctly part of my life very much part of my life	34.	Conflicts with friend(s)
Select... not at all part of my life only slightly part of my life distinctly part of my life very much part of my life	35.	Hard effort to get ahead
Select... not at all part of my life only slightly part of my life distinctly part of my life very much part of my life	36.	Trying to secure loan(s)
Select... not at all part of my life only slightly part of my life distinctly part of my life very much part of my life	37.	Getting "ripped off" or cheated in the purchase of goods
Select... not at all part of my life only slightly part of my life distinctly part of my life very much part of my life	38.	Dissatisfaction with your ability at written expression
Select... not at all part of my life only slightly part of my life distinctly part of my life very much part of my life	39.	Unwanted interruptions of your work
Select... not at all part of my life only slightly part of my life distinctly part of my life very much part of my life	40.	Social isolation
Select... not at all part of my life only slightly part of my life distinctly part of my life very much part of my life	41.	Being ignored
Select... not at all part of my life only slightly part of my life distinctly part of my life very much part of my life	42.	Dissatisfaction with your physical appearance
Select... not at all part of my life only slightly part of my life distinctly part of my life very much part of my life	43.	Unsatisfactory housing conditions
Select... not at all part of my life only slightly part of my life distinctly part of my life very much part of my life	44.	Finding work uninteresting
Select... not at all part of my life only slightly part of my life distinctly part of my life very much part of my life	45.	Failing to get money you expected
Select... not at all part of my life only slightly part of my life distinctly part of my life very much part of my life	46.	Gossip about someone you care about
Select... not at all part of my life only slightly part of my life distinctly part of my life very much part of my life	47.	Dissatisfaction with your physical fitness
Select... not at all part of my life only slightly part of my life distinctly part of my life very much part of my life	48.	Gossip about yourself
Select... not at all part of my life only slightly part of my life distinctly part of my life very much part of my life	49.	Difficulty dealing with modern technology (e. g., computers)
Select... not at all part of my life only slightly part of my life distinctly part of my life very much part of my life	50.	Car problems
Select... not at all part of my life only slightly part of my life distinctly part of my life very much part of my life	51.	Hard work to look after and maintain home
	Your Total

Scoring

Your score, from the table below, is:

≥136	Very high stress
116-135	High stress
76-115	Average stress
56-75	Low stress
51-55	Very low stress

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