THE STRESS MASTERY QUESTIONNAIRE (
SMQ
)
The
Stress Mastery Questionnaire (
was created by Dr. James Petersen, an internationally recognized pschologists and stress mastery expert, through careful research using standard psychometric techniques. The
was created in Dr. Peteren's Biofeedback and Stress Management Clinic to help his clients gain a better understanding of how stress was affecting them at a physcial and emotional level.
In 1980, Dr. Petersen and his team conducted a validation study of the
funded by the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health. The result of this research is the Stress Mastery Questionnaire which is one of the few valid and reliable stress self-assessment and educational tools available. The name of the original assessment was the Stress Management Questionnaire (
) but was recently changed to the Stress Mastery Questionnaire. This reflects the philosophy that stress can be mastered with a solid stress assessment couples with expert counseling, coaching or training
is essentially a personal stress assessment tool that provides each person who takes it with precise information about thier stress and how stress may be affecting them at this time. A total of 11 stress scales provides key formation in three main domains:
STRESS WARNING SIGN, STRESS EFFECTS and STRESSORS.
can be used as a personal self-improvement program or as part of a broader stress management training or coaching program.
has been in use since 1980 with over 600,000 individuals and hundreds of companies benefiting from its use by trainers, stress coaches, EAP programs, management consultants and mental health professionals worldwide, including Citicorp/Banamex (Mexico), JPMorgan, Nationwide Insurance, Speedway,LLc, KPMG, Federal Reserve Bank of SF, State of Arizona and many more.
HOW IS THE
COMPLETED?
is easy to take, with result generated immediately after completing it. Each person is provided with an Link and unique Access Code that allows them to answer 87 questions about stress. After completing the
, each person receives a Stress Profile showing his or her scores on each of the 11 stress "risk" scales.
THE STRESS MASTERY PROGRAM
is part of a larger and more inclusive Stress Mastery Program that inlcudes:
ASSESSMENT
- Since stress is the result of how we think and respond to the stressors and daily hassles of life, the
shines a light on those behaviors and attitudes that impact the stress response. Essentially, the
assesses each person's risk on 11 unique stress areas (e.g., Anger, Perfectionism, Burnout, etc.) and presents the results in a brief "STRESS PROFILE" that is easy to understand. Based upon a comparison with our norm-group, the Profile shows one's stress "risk" level, from Low to High, on the 11
scales.
AWARENESS
- The results of the
are provided to each person in a DETAILED STRESS REPORT that reveals specific behaviors and attitudes that can contribute to one's stress. This Report goes deeper than the Profile and shows the actual responses to the 87
questions; in essence, it reveals the specifics of what to change in the process of learning how to master stress and become more stress resilient.
ACTION
- Without Action, nothing happens. The STRESSMASTERY GUIDE provides evidence-based and effective ways to master stress and build stress resilience! Each person who takes the
receives a copy of the
Stressmastery Guide
(43pp) for personal use or in a Stressmastery Workshop or Coaching program. The Guide describes the meaning of each scale & offers key information on What to Know and What to Do when one scores high on any scale.
More info at www.Stressmaster.com