Measuring small life events

The development of an inventory to assess small events is described. In the construction of the inventory specific criteria were established and existing event inventories were screened for items and new items written to fit these criteria. The event had to denote an observable change in a person�...

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Published in:American journal of community psychology 1986-12, Vol.14 (6), p.629-655
Main Authors: Zautra, Alex J., Guarnaccia, Charles A., Dohrenwend, Bruce P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adaptation, Psychological
Adult
Biological and medical sciences
Everyday Life
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Life Change Events
Life Events
Male
Measures (Instruments)
Mental Disorders - psychology
Personality. Affectivity
Psychological Tests
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Psychometrics
Quality of Life
Research Methodology
Risk
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Summary:The development of an inventory to assess small events is described. In the construction of the inventory specific criteria were established and existing event inventories were screened for items and new items written to fit these criteria. The event had to denote an observable change in a person's everyday life, have a discrete beginning, be classifiable as either desirable or undesirable, and be scaled as having an average of 250 Life Change Units or less using B. S. Dohrenwend, Krasnoff, Askenasy, Dohrenwend's (1978) magnitude estimation parameters. The inventory was constructed to cover events in major areas of life concern: family, work, leisure, household, financial, health/illness, nonfamily relations, crime/criminal activity, education, religion, and transportation. Two studies are reported that test the utility of the inventory.
ISSN:0091-0562
1573-2770
DOI:10.1007/BF00931340