Daily Hassles And Stress Scale

by Kohn, P. M., and J. E. Macdonald. 1992. The survey of recent life experiences: A decontaminated hassles scale for adults. Journal of Behavioral Medicine 15:221–236.

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

Disliking your daily activities
Not at all part of my life Very much part of my life
Lack of privacy
Not at all part of my life Very much part of my life
Disliking your work
Not at all part of my life Very much part of my life
Ethnic or racial conflict
Not at all part of my life Very much part of my life
Conflicts with in-laws or boyfriend’s/girlfriend’s family
Not at all part of my life Very much part of my life
Being let down or disappointed by friends
Not at all part of my life Very much part of my life
Conflict with supervisor(s) at work
Not at all part of my life Very much part of my life
Social rejection
Not at all part of my life Very much part of my life
Too many things to do at once
Not at all part of my life Very much part of my life
Being taken for granted
Not at all part of my life Very much part of my life
Financial conflicts with family members
Not at all part of my life Very much part of my life
Having your trust betrayed by a friend
Not at all part of my life Very much part of my life
Separation from people you care about
Not at all part of my life Very much part of my life
Having your contributions overlooked
Not at all part of my life Very much part of my life
Struggling to meet your own standards of performance and accomplishment
Not at all part of my life Very much part of my life
Being taken advantage of
Not at all part of my life Very much part of my life
Not enough leisure time
Not at all part of my life Very much part of my life
Financial conflicts with friends or fellow workers
Not at all part of my life Very much part of my life
Struggling to meet other people’s standards of performance and accomplishment
Not at all part of my life Very much part of my life
Having your actions misunderstood by others
Not at all part of my life Very much part of my life
Cash-flow difficulties
Not at all part of my life Very much part of my life
A lot of responsibilities
Not at all part of my life Very much part of my life
Dissatisfaction with work
Not at all part of my life Very much part of my life
Decisions about intimate relationship(s)
Not at all part of my life Very much part of my life
Not enough time to meet your obligations
Not at all part of my life Very much part of my life
Dissatisfaction with your mathematical ability
Not at all part of my life Very much part of my life
Financial burdens
Not at all part of my life Very much part of my life
Lower evaluation of your work than you think you deserve
Not at all part of my life Very much part of my life
Experiencing high levels of noise
Not at all part of my life Very much part of my life
Adjustments to living with unrelated person(s) (e.g., roommate)
Not at all part of my life Very much part of my life
Lower evaluation of your work than you hoped for
Not at all part of my life Very much part of my life
Conflicts with family member(s)
Not at all part of my life Very much part of my life
Finding your work too demanding
Not at all part of my life Very much part of my life
Conflicts with friend(s)
Not at all part of my life Very much part of my life
Hard effort to get ahead
Not at all part of my life Very much part of my life
Trying to secure loan(s)
Not at all part of my life Very much part of my life
Getting “ripped off” or cheated in the purchase of goods
Not at all part of my life Very much part of my life
Dissatisfaction with your ability at written expression
Not at all part of my life Very much part of my life
Unwanted interruptions of your work
Not at all part of my life Very much part of my life
Social isolation
Not at all part of my life Very much part of my life
Being ignored
Not at all part of my life Very much part of my life
Dissatisfaction with your physical appearance
Not at all part of my life Very much part of my life
Unsatisfactory housing conditions
Not at all part of my life Very much part of my life
Finding work uninteresting
Not at all part of my life Very much part of my life
Failing to get money you expected
Not at all part of my life Very much part of my life
Gossip about someone you care about
Not at all part of my life Very much part of my life
Dissatisfaction with your physical fitness
Not at all part of my life Very much part of my life
Gossip about yourself
Not at all part of my life Very much part of my life
Difficulty dealing with modern technology (e.g., computers)
Not at all part of my life Very much part of my life
Car problems
Not at all part of my life Very much part of my life
Hard work to look after and maintain home
Not at all part of my life Very much part of my life

It is the strange fate of man, that even in the greatest of evils the fear of the worst continues to haunt him.
~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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