> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://stuartcameron.org/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Updated Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS) - URL: https://stuartcameron.org/srrs/ - Published: 2026-10-02T15:43:37.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-02T15:43:37.000Z - Author: Stuart Cameron MSW, RSW - Tags: Mental Health Questionnaires The **Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS)** is a life stress questionnaire designed to measure the cumulative amount of adjustment associated with major life events. This version uses the **updated and modernized SRRS published in 2023**, which revised the original Holmes-Rahe scale with contemporary wording and updated Life Change Unit (LCU) values. Select the life events you have experienced to calculate your Life Change Unit score. Please select the life events below that you have experienced during your lifetime. View Results ⚠️ ****About this questionnaire:** The Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS) measures the cumulative amount of adjustment associated with significant life events. It is not a diagnostic test and cannot determine whether you have a mental health condition or predict whether you will develop a physical or mental health problem. Life events can affect different people in very different ways, and an LCU score does not measure your personal reaction to an event, your coping resources, or the support available to you. Your results should therefore be considered in the context of your individual circumstances rather than as a measure of your overall mental health. --- ## Frequently Asked Questions #### ****What is the Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS)?** The Social Readjustment Rating Scale is a questionnaire designed to estimate the cumulative amount of adjustment associated with significant life events. The original scale was developed by psychiatrists Thomas Holmes and Richard Rahe in 1967\. The version used here is based on a modernized update published in 2023. #### ****What are Life Change Units (LCUs)?** Life Change Units are numerical weights assigned to different life events according to the amount of adjustment or readjustment they typically require. Events requiring greater adjustment receive higher LCU values. #### ****How is the SRRS score calculated?** Each life event has an assigned Life Change Unit value. The values associated with the events you select are added together to produce your total LCU score. Higher totals represent greater cumulative life-change intensity. #### ****Does a high SRRS score mean I have too much stress?** Not necessarily. The SRRS measures exposure to life changes and the amount of adjustment typically associated with them. It does not directly measure how stressed you personally feel or how well you are coping. #### ****Can the SRRS predict whether I will become ill?** The original SRRS was developed to investigate relationships between life changes and subsequent illness. However, an individual's score should not be interpreted as a prediction that they will develop a particular illness. Many other factors influence physical and psychological health. #### ****Why are positive events included in a stress questionnaire?** The SRRS is based on the idea that ****change itself can require adjustment**, regardless of whether an event is desirable or undesirable. Events such as marriage or a significant personal achievement can require substantial changes in routines, responsibilities and relationships. #### ****How is this different from the original Holmes-Rahe Stress Scale?** The original scale was developed in 1967\. Researchers published an updated version in 2023 using ratings from 540 adults aged 18–84\. They updated the Life Change Unit values, modernized the wording of 12 items and added an optional item addressing living alone. #### ****Why doesn't this test tell me whether my stress is low, moderate or high?** The 2023 updated SRRS did not establish validated low, moderate and high clinical categories. For that reason, this calculator reports your Life Change Unit total rather than assigning a diagnostic or severity label. That last FAQ is particularly worthwhile because people coming from other Holmes-Rahe calculators may wonder why ours doesn't give them the familiar risk category. 📘 ****Source:** This questionnaire and its Life Change Unit scoring are based on the [updated and modernized Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS)](https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0295943&ref=stuartcameron.org) developed by Wallace, Cooper, Sel & Russo (2023). Wallace, D., Cooper, N. R., Sel, A., & Russo, R. (2023). **The social readjustment rating scale: Updated and modernised.* PLOS ONE, 18(12), e0295943.