30 life events from the Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS) that may be stressful to young adults:

1. Death of a close family member
2. Death or loss of a close friend or significant other
3. Divorce of parents
4. Jail term
5. Major personal injury or illness
6. Marriage
7. Firing from job
8. Failure in an important class
9. Change in health of family member
10. Pregnancy
11. Sex problems
12. Serious argument with close friend
13. Change in financial status
14. Change in major
15. Trouble with parents
16. New girlfriend, boyfriend, or significant other
17. Increased workload or schoolwork burden
18. Outstanding personal achievement
19. First year in college
20. Change in living conditions
21. Serious argument with instructor
22. Lower grades than expected
23. Change in sleep habits
24. Change in social habits
25. Change in eating habits
26. Chronic car trouble
27. Vacation
28. Too many missed classes
29. Change of college
30. Minor traffic violations

From Access To Health, by Rebecca J. Donatelle and Lorraine G. Davis, published by Allyn and Bacon. Copyright (c) 1996 by Prentice-Hall, Inc., a Simon & Schuster Company.