PHRANKING OF STRESSFUL EVENTS
The researchers got 2,000 participants to rank events in order of stress, on a rating of 0 to 10.
Here is the list in order, starting with the most stressful.
Intriguingly, commute delays and losing a smartphone ranked almost the same as terrorist threats.
1. Death of spouse/relative/friend 9.43
2. Imprisonment 9.15
3. Nature Calamity Flood/fire damaging your home 8.89
4. Being seriously ill 8.52
5. Being fired 8.47
6. Separation/divorce 8.47
7. Identity theft 8.16
8. Unexpected money problems 7.39
9. Starting a new job 6.54
10. Planning a wedding 6.51
11. The arrival of first child 6.06
12. Commute delays 5.94
13. Terrorist threats 5.84
14. Losing smartphone 5.79
15. Moving to bigger house 5.77
16. Corruption in Politics 4.23
17. Going on holiday 3.99
18. Promotion/success at work 3.78
don't get shocked? #PSH2019
The researchers got 2,000 participants to rank events in order of stress, on a rating of 0 to 10.
Here is the list in order, starting with the most stressful.
Intriguingly, commute delays and losing a smartphone ranked almost the same as terrorist threats.
1. Death of spouse/relative/friend 9.43
2. Imprisonment 9.15
3. Nature Calamity Flood/fire damaging your home 8.89
4. Being seriously ill 8.52
5. Being fired 8.47
6. Separation/divorce 8.47
7. Identity theft 8.16
8. Unexpected money problems 7.39
9. Starting a new job 6.54
10. Planning a wedding 6.51
11. The arrival of first child 6.06
12. Commute delays 5.94
13. Terrorist threats 5.84
14. Losing smartphone 5.79
15. Moving to bigger house 5.77
16. Corruption in Politics 4.23
17. Going on holiday 3.99
18. Promotion/success at work 3.78
don't get shocked? #PSH2019