Posted by Dr. Bob on September 9, 2004, at 17:37:40
In reply to 'Wife' ?! – and other quibbles, posted by badhaircut on September 9, 2004, at 15:26:08
> I realize in the 1960s questionnaires were usually sexist, but this is 2004. The last item, "Wife begin or stop work," can easily be made more inclusive.
Good idea, I'll make it "spouse" like it is in other items.
> "Change in church activities". Again, we can excuse mild bigotry in the '60s, but for here & now, why not substitute "religious" for "church"?
Here, however, I think I'd rather leave it, since it's possible a change in other religious activities might not require the same social readjustment.
> not giving any interpretive information about the stressful events score renders it, well, useless. Is 250 good? Is 40 bad?
> I feel that plain-language interpretative information is needed for each of these tests. Such explanations exist at other prominent web sites that offer these tests (like the Mayo Clinic)
1. I've seen interpretations elsewhere, but I want to look into how they were arrived at before adding them here, too.
2. IMO, it's not useless if it helps people track their stress level or correlate it with other aspects of how they're doing.
If 250 were "bad" and 200 were "so-so", would that mean someone shouldn't get married so as not to do something that would be "bad" for them?
> I'm being critical, so here's a hug. I love P-B, and I'm very glad you put so much into it.
Thanks, and I'm glad you care enough to want this done well.
Bob
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