| Daily Hassles Scale |
|---|
| • Concern about weight |
| • Concern about health of family member |
| • Not enough money for housing |
| • Too many things to do |
| • Misplacing or losing things |
| • Too many interruptions |
| • Don’t like current work duties |
| • Traffic |
| • Car repairs or transportation problems |
| College Daily Hassles Scale |
|---|
| • Increased class workload |
| • Troubling thoughts about your future |
| • Fight with boyfriend/girlfriend |
| • Concerns about meeting high standards |
| • Wasting time |
| • Computer problems |
| • Concerns about failing a course |
| • Concerns about money |
| Acculturative Daily Hassles for Children |
|---|
| • It bothers me when people force me to be like everyone else. |
| • Because of the group I’m in, I don’t get the grades I deserve. |
| • I don’t feel at home here in the United States. |
| • People think I’m shy, when I really just have trouble speaking English. |
| • I think a lot about my group and its culture. |
| Sources: Research from Blankstein & Flett, 1992; Kanner & others, 1981; Ross & others, 1999; Staats & others, 2007; Suarez-Morales & others, 2007. |
| Arguing that “daily hassles” could be just as stress-inducing as major life events, Richard Lazarus and his colleagues constructed a 117-item Daily Hassles Scale. Later, other researchers developed daily hassles scales for specific groups. |