Assessing the impact of life changes: Development of the Life Experiences Survey.

Sarason, Irwin G.; Johnson, James H.; Siegel, Judith M.

doi:10.1037/0022-006x.46.5.932

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Assessing the impact of life changes: Development of the Life Experiences Survey.

Sarason, Irwin G., Johnson, James H., Siegel, Judith M.·1978·Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

DOI 10.1037/0022-006x.46.5.932

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This article describes the development of a new instrument, the Life Experiences Survey, for the measurement of life changes. It was designed to eliminate certain shortcomings of previous life stress measures and allows for separate assessment of positive and negative life experiences as well as individualize d ratings of the impact of events. Several studies bearing on the usefulness of the Life Experiences Survey are presented, and the implications of the findings are discussed. During recent years, numerous studies have investigated the relationship between life stress and susceptibility to physical and psychological problems. Most of these studies have been based on the assumptions that (a) life changes require adaptation on the part of the individual and are stressful, and (b) persons experiencing marked degrees of life change during the recent past are susceptible to physical and psychiatric problems. There is considerable evidence that a relationship exists between life stress, operationally defined in terms of self-reported life changes, and physical illness (Dohrenwcnd & Dohrenwend, 1974b). Rahe and Lind (1971) have reported a relationship between life stress and sudden cardiac death. Theorcll and Rahe (1971) and Edwards (1971) have provided data suggestive of a link between life stress and myocardial infarction. Holmes (1970) and Rahe (1968) both found a relationship between life stress and major and minor health

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The Life Experiences Survey was tested among 345 respondents by Sarason et al. and was found to exhibit a reliability of 0.88 for the effect of negative events in life.
“This was tested among 345 respondents by Sarason et al. (1978) and was found to exhibit a reliability of 0.88 for the effect of negative events in life.”
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The Life Events Survey is reliable with reliability coefficients between 0.56 and 0.88.
“Test-retest reliability studies suggest that LES is reliable with reliability coefficients between 0.56 and 0.88.(50)”
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Authors: Sarason, I. G., Johnson, J. H., & Siegel, J. M.
Affiliations: University of Washington (US)
Venue: Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
Published: 1978
Volume: 46
Issue: 5
Pages: 932-946
ISSN: 0022-006X (ISSN-L)
1939-2117
DOI: 10.1037/0022-006x.46.5.932
OpenAlex: W2089349199
Semantic Scholar: 24dbb5748fc6a6ca0b5e141c64fc37f4f752c497
Cited by: 2,788
References: 28
Citations by year: 2026: 29 · 2025: 24 · 2024: 47 · 2023: 49 · 2022: 49 · 2021: 67 · 2020: 75 · 2019: 60 · 2018: 67 · 2017: 53 · 2016: 56 · 2015: 68 · 2014: 69 · 2013: 78 · 2012: 85
FWCI: 32.91
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Locations: Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Health and Well-being Studies
Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Psychological Testing and Assessment
Keywords: life change, life events, Life Experiences Survey, instrument development, physical illness, mental illness, sudden cardiac death, myocardial infarction, health effects of stress
MeSH terms: Female, Humans, Life Change Events, Male, Personality Inventory, Psychological Tests, Psychometrics, Surveys and Questionnaires

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