Interactive Tool: What Is Your Stress Level?

What does this tool help you learn?

Stress from life changes

Major life changes are some of the biggest causes of stress, both positive and negative. Have you had any life changes recently? Have there been any changes at home or work, or in your relationships or finances?

  • Use this tool to get a rough estimate of your current stress level based on the number of life changes you've had recently. Your score will also show if you're more likely to have stress-related health problems in the near future.
  • After using the tool, you can explore tips and videos about ways to cope with stress. Choosing even one tip to try may help you begin to lower your stress—and your risk for stress-related health problems.

Get started by checking all events that have happened in the past 6 months.

Adapted with permission from: Miller MA, Rahe RH (1997). "Life changes scaling for the 1990s." Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 43(3): 279–292.

Life Change Stress Test

What's happening at work (click all that apply):  Change
What's happening at work:  Responsibilities
What's happening at work (click all that apply):  Trouble at work
What's happening at work (click all that apply):  Status
Changes at home or in your family:  Move
Changes at home or in your family (click all that apply):  Major change
Changes at home or in your family (click all that apply):  Spouse
Changes at home or in your family (click all that apply):  Children
Changes at home or in your family (click all that apply):  Relatives
Changes at home or in your family (click all that apply):  Death
Your personal and social life (click all that apply):  School
Your personal and social life (click all that apply):  Change in personal habits
Your personal and social life (click all that apply):  Miscellaneous personal
Your personal and social life (click all that apply):  Relationships
Your personal and social life:  Legal
Financial stress:  Income
Financial stress:  Property
Financial stress:  Purchase
Financial stress:  Investments
Your health (click all that apply):  
Low Stress
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Current as of: July 31, 2024

Author: Ignite Healthwise, LLC Staff

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