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. 2023 Dec 18;18(12):e0295943. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0295943

Table 5. SRRS events by young, middle-aged and older adults’ weights and ranks.

Holmes & Rahe Present study
Young adults Middle-aged adults Older adults
Event original rank rank Mean (SE)a 99% CIb rank Mean (SE)a 99% CIb rank Mean (SE)a 99% CIb
Death of a spouse or life partner 1 1 85.65 (2.1) 79.53, 90.65 1 87.72 (1.24) 84.24, 90.8 1 85.92 (2.07) 80.27, 91.08
Divorce 2 6 65.13 (2.15) 59.34, 70.87 4 68.28 (1.39) 64.66, 71.64 4 69.34 (2.05) 63.45, 74.43
Marital separation 3 7 62.17 (2.15) 56.95, 67.54 5 68.09 (1.33) 64.49, 71.59 5 68.44 (1.92) 63.1, 73.18
Detention in jail or other institution 4 3 70.65 (2.53) 63.62, 76.69 2 79.74 (1.38) 76.4, 83.08 2 76.08 (2.4) 69.22, 81.99
Death of a close family member 5 2 75.26 (2.44) 68, 80.98 3 76.92 (1.38) 73.26, 80.32 3 74 (2.02) 68.54, 79.04
Major personal injury or illness 6 8 59.84 (2.14) 53.53, 65.63 6 65.72 (1.31) 62.46, 68.98 7 65.33 (1.89) 60.53, 70.24
Marriage (pre-set weight) 7 14 50 14 50 13 50
Losing your job 8 9 59.05 (2.22) 52.93, 64.54 10 61.7 (1.37) 57.99, 65.51 9 61.06 (2.2) 55.08, 67.03
Marital reconciliation 9 18 44.11 (1.95) 38.77, 49.37 16 47.01 (1.36) 43.26, 50.26 17 46.41 (1.9) 41.07, 51.2
Retirement from work 10 13 50.16 (2.38) 44.24, 56.17 15 49.9 (1.47) 46.34, 53.55 16 48.63 (2.18) 42.8, 53.99
Major change in the health or behaviour of a family member 11 15 49.13 (2.08) 43.87, 54.63 11 57.75 (1.31) 54.44, 61.2 11 57.06 (1.9) 51.71, 62.19
Pregnancy 12 5 66.61 (2.45) 60.49, 72.75 8 64.19 (1.36) 60.74, 67.54 8 63.97 (1.99) 58.47, 68.63
Sexual difficulties 13 30 34.47 (1.9) 29.8, 39.8 25 38.94 (1.28) 35.54, 42.3 24 39.29 (1.91) 33.98, 44.56
Gaining a new family member 14 12 52.8 (2.38) 47.02, 59.34 12 52.52 (1.55) 48.36, 56.6 15 49.41 (2.02) 44.34, 54.25
Major business readjustment 15 17 44.69 (2.27) 37.94, 50.73 17 46.19 (1.43) 42.65, 49.8 14 49.68 (2.24) 44.15, 55.21
Major change in financial state 16 11 54.3 (2.04) 49.06, 59.65 13 51.59 (1.24) 48.35, 54.94 12 50.96 (1.95) 45.2, 56.64
Death of a close friend 17 4 69.68 (2.37) 63.06, 75.74 7 64.99 (1.54) 60.83, 68.64 10 57.09 (2.17) 51.23, 62.53
Changing to a different line of work 18 22 40.88 (2) 35.67, 45.97 23 39.66 (1.14) 36.82, 42.83 26 37.86 (1.83) 33.26, 42.16
Major change in the number of arguments with spouse/life partner 19 19 42.55 (1.91) 37.52, 47.67 18 44.42 (1.27) 41.01, 47.6 19 45.22 (2.01) 39.13, 50.98
Taking on a mortgage or loan for a major purchase 20 16 46.09 (2.25) 40.23, 52.17 22 40 (1.28) 37.09, 44.12 20 43.71 (2) 38.3, 48.95
Foreclosure/repossession on mortgage or loan 21 10 55.22 (2.23) 49.49, 61.59 9 63.09 (1.41) 59.57, 66.72 6 67.11 (2.27) 60.81, 72.56
Major change in responsibilities at work 22 26 38.16 (1.79) 33.27, 42.88 28 37.09 (1.1) 34.21, 40.3 25 39.02 (1.73) 34.25, 43.78
Son or daughter leaving home 23 21 40.92 (1.97) 35.67, 45.87 19 41.98 (1.38) 38.62, 45.75 22 41.61 (1.99) 36.39, 46.26
In-law troubles 24 34 30.3 (1.99) 25.21, 35.09 32 30.25 (1.18) 27.05, 33.34 31 33.02 (1.85) 28.48, 38.37
Outstanding personal achievement 25 36 29.21 (2.07) 24.57, 34.16 34 29.66 (1.23) 26.45, 33.05 28 35.26 (1.98) 30.36, 40.52
Spouse/life partner begins or stops working 26 23 40.34 (1.89) 35.55, 45.12 20 41.88 (1.25) 38.85, 45.73 27 35.84 (1.85) 31.21, 40.86
Beginning or ceasing formal schooling 27 28 36.34 (2) 30.93, 41.56 31 33.07 (1.18) 30.26, 36.41 30 33.51 (2.02) 28.31, 39.14
Major change in living conditions 28 24 39.28 (2.03) 34.28, 45.03 24 39.38 (1.24) 36.05, 42.25 23 39.38 (1.87) 34.36, 44.22
Revision of personal habits 29 38 27.25 (1.93) 22.7, 32.39 41 21.56 (1) 19.19, 24.34 42 21.65 (1.39) 17.89, 25.55
Troubles with the boss 30 40 24.69 (1.84) 20.51, 29.09 33 30.03 (1.25) 26.94, 33.46 33 31.12 (2.01) 25.7, 36.14
Major change in work hours or conditions 31 25 38.64 (1.8) 33.95, 43.11 26 38.41 (1.15) 35.22, 42.12 32 32.85 (1.69) 28.43, 37.43
Change in residence 32 20 41.01 (2.04) 36.02, 46.2 21 41.75 (1.29) 38.69, 44.92 18 46.23 (1.81) 41.48, 50.53
Changing to a new school 33 27 37.5 (2.02) 32.94, 42.68 29 33.51 (1.25) 30.37, 36.51 29 34.44 (2.12) 28.5, 40.14
Major change in usual type and/or amount of recreation 34 31 33.24 (1.86) 28.83, 38.04 35 28.65 (1.02) 26.2, 31.28 35 26.38 (1.5) 22.8, 30.77
Major change in religious activities 35 39 26.08 (1.7) 22.08, 30.2 44 18.05 (1.02) 15.55, 20.85 44 19.33 (1.7) 14.88, 24.21
Major change in social activities 36 37 28.78 (1.9) 24.2, 33.82 38 23.3 (1.06) 20.31, 26.5 39 22.95 (1.4) 19.4, 26.91
Taking on a loan for a lesser purchase 37 35 29.83 (1.95) 25.3, 35.2 37 23.51 (1.1) 20.85, 26.6 36 24.55 (1.66) 20.33, 28.88
Major change in sleeping habits 38 32 32.26 (2.13) 27.13, 37.73 30 33.25 (1.12) 30.21, 36.13 34 28.74 (1.49) 25.24, 32.57
Major change in number of family get-togethers 39 41 24.53 (1.88) 20.13, 29.1 40 21.73 (0.94) 19.44, 24.4 38 23.97 (1.56) 20.28, 28.06
Major change in eating habits 40 33 30.68 (1.94) 26.24, 36.11 36 27.63 (1.06) 24.81, 30.71 37 24 (1.36) 20.63, 28.16
Vacation 41 42 21.45 (2.05) 16.28, 26.5 43 19.13 (1.07) 16.33, 22.04 43 21 (1.51) 17.29, 25.52
Christmas 42 44 16.95 (1.7) 12.65, 21.35 42 19.79 (1.09) 16.76, 22.86 41 22.23 (1.93) 17.62, 27.65
Minor violations of the law 43 43 19.85 (1.47) 16.66, 24.09 39 22.72 (1.04) 20, 25.45 40 22.87 (1.64) 18.4, 27.3
Single person, living alone 29 34.96 (2.59) 28.55, 41.39 27 37.84 (1.49) 33.92, 41.51 21 41.66 (2.28) 35.82, 48.26

a SE = Standard Error.

b CI = Confidence Intervals.