There is well known tool of Holmes and Rahe stress scale. Please look here http://bit.ly/Xs5DN

This scale seems to me like not valid for all cultures, when i compare the experience in Bulgaria in therapy. The impact of different life events seems to be different depending of culture and cultural values, social support, environmental conditions and emotional states. Long ago we had the idea already to find out in different centers the impact of different life events and to add an updated Holmes-Rahe scale, and one day we might start with it, in which way could we do it? First to collect all different life event terms and then to use the framework of Holmes and Rahe?

Dear Arno. I agree with you. There is difference with Russians too.

Thanks Arno and Maksim for your input on the cultural value of life events

I also agree with you cultural factors affects the stress level

Life events checklist!