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    Stress Vulnerability Scale

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    The Stress Vulnerability Scale (SVS) is a 20-item assessment that measures an individual's vulnerability to psychological stress. Respondents rate how often statements about behaviors and lifestyle factors are true for them, from 1 (always) to 5 (never). Scores are added up and 20 is subtracted; lower scores indicate greater resistance to stress, while higher scores suggest increased vulnerability. The SVS was developed by Miller and Smith in 1985 to assess vulnerability based on factors like diet, exercise, social support, and stress management habits.

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    Stress Vulnerability Scale

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    The Stress Vulnerability Scale (SVS) is a 20-item assessment that measures an individual's vulnerability to psychological stress. Respondents rate how often statements about behaviors and lifestyle factors are true for them, from 1 (always) to 5 (never). Scores are added up and 20 is subtracted; lower scores indicate greater resistance to stress, while higher scores suggest increased vulnerability. The SVS was developed by Miller and Smith in 1985 to assess vulnerability based on factors like diet, exercise, social support, and stress management habits.

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    The Stress Vulnerability Scale (SVS) is a 20-item assessment that measures an individual's vulnerability to psychological stress. Respondents rate how often statements about behaviors and lifestyle factors are true for them, from 1 (always) to 5 (never). Scores are added up and 20 is subtracted; lower scores indicate greater resistance to stress, while higher scores suggest increased vulnerability. The SVS was developed by Miller and Smith in 1985 to assess vulnerability based on factors like diet, exercise, social support, and stress management habits.

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    Stress Vulnerability Scale

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    The Stress Vulnerability Scale (SVS) is a 20-item assessment that measures an individual's vulnerability to psychological stress. Respondents rate how often statements about behaviors and lifestyle factors are true for them, from 1 (always) to 5 (never). Scores are added up and 20 is subtracted; lower scores indicate greater resistance to stress, while higher scores suggest increased vulnerability. The SVS was developed by Miller and Smith in 1985 to assess vulnerability based on factors like diet, exercise, social support, and stress management habits.

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    Stress Vulnerability Scale (SVS)

    Directions:

    Following questionnaire is designed to help you discover your


    vulnerability quotient and to pinpoint trouble spots.

    Rate each item from 1 (always) to 5 (never), according to how


    much of the time the statement is true of you.

    Be sure to mark each item, even if it does not apply to you. for
    example, if you don't smoke, circle 1 next to item six.

    Always Frequently Neutral Sometimes Never

    1. I eat at least one balanced meal a


    1 2 3 4 5
    day.

    2. I only get 7-8 hours of sleep at


    1 2 3 4 5
    least four nights a week.

    3. I give and receive affection


    1 2 3 4 5
    regularly.

    4. I have at least one relative within


    1 2 3 4 5
    50 miles, on whom I can rely.

    5. I exercise to the point of


    1 2 3 4 5
    perspiration at least twice a week.

    6. I limit myself to less than half a


    1 2 3 4 5
    pack of cigarettes a day

    7. I take fewer than five cups of tea


    1 2 3 4 5
    a week.

    8. I am the appropriate weight for


    1 2 3 4 5
    me height.

    9. I have money adequate to meet


    1 2 3 4 5
    basic expenses.
    10. I get strength from my religious
    1 2 3 4 5
    beliefs.

    11. I regularly attend social


    1 2 3 4 5
    activities.

    12. I have a network of friends and


    1 2 3 4 5
    acquaintances.

    13. I have one or more friends to


    1 2 3 4 5
    confide in about personal matters.

    14.I am in good health (including


    1 2 3 4 5
    eye-sight, hearing, teeth).

    15. I am able to speak openly about


    1 2 3 4 5
    my feelings when angry or worried.

    16. I have regular conversations


    with the people I live with about 1 2 3 4 5
    domestic problems

    17. I do something for fun at least


    1 2 3 4 5
    once a week.

    18. I am able to organize my time


    1 2 3 4 5
    effectively.

    19. I drink fewer than three cups of


    1 2 3 4 5
    coffee a day.

    20. I take some quite time for


    1 2 3 4 5
    myself during the day.

    Stress Vulnerability Scale (SVS)


    For the assessment of vulnerability to psychological stress “Stress Vulnerability Scale”
    (SVS) developed by Miller and Smith (1985) was used. This test measures the individual’s
    vulnerability to stress that how much a person is prone to physical and psychological stress. It
    contains 20 items arranged in a 5 point-Likert type scale. It entails degrees ranging from 1
    (always) to 5 (never) respectively and the subject had to rate each item according to how much
    of the time the statement was true of him/her.
    Scoring of SVS
    To get the final score, the score was added up and 20 was subtracted from the actual
    score .A score below 10 indicates excellent resistance to stress. A score over 30 indicates some
    vulnerability to stress; and subject is seriously vulnerable if his/her score is above 50.

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