Student Stress Inventory – SSI

I have enough time to relax and enjoy the school day.

I have to deal with too many people each day.

I am important in school.

I am excited about the things I learn in school.

There are too many interruptions in my daily classroom routine.

I am all alone when I am at school.

I know exactly what is expected of me in school.

The school day seems to go either too fast or too slow for me.

My teacher(s) doesn't have enough time for me.

How well I did before in school really matters to my teacher(s) today.

It is easy for me to talk to my teachers.

Everyone else in my class gets the 'lucky breaks.'

I feel physically comfortable in my classroom or school.

My grades are good enough.

I feel comfortable with the different ways in which my teachers teach.

My teacher(s) likes me.

I am helpless or hopeless.

We seem to do the same things in my classes week after week.

I feel no pressure to get my school work done.

I don't remember everything that I learn in school.

Some of my classmates get better treatment than I do.

I easily make friends and follow up interests out of school.

The information my teacher(s) gives me helps me do better in school.

Some of my teachers have too much power over me.

I am learning a lot in school.

My parents expect too much of me in school.

I am accepted by the other students.

My classmates really care about what I think and feel.

Tests and quizzes make me nervous.

I am not progressing in my studies rapidly enough.

I have too much information to deal with on a daily basis.

I respond to stress at school by feeling insecure.

I respond to stress at school by not being able to sit still.

I respond to stress at school with rapid breathing.

I respond to stress at school by putting things off to another day.

I respond to stress at school by feeling scared.

I respond to stress at school by feeling worried.

I respond to stress at school by crying.

I respond to stress at school by feeling dizzy.

I respond to stress at school by becoming tired in a very short time.

I respond to stress at school by feeling anxious.

I respond to stress at school by acting defensively with others.

I respond to stress at school by feeling pressured.

I respond to stress at school with stomach pain of extended duration.

I respond to stress at school with stomach acid.

I respond to stress at school by sleeping more than usual.

I respond to stress at school by feeling unable to cope with school.

I respond to stress at school by allowing my friendships to fall apart.

I respond to stress at school by feeling vulnerable.

I respond to stress at school with a feeling of increased blood pressure.

I respond to stress at school by feeling physically exhausted.

I respond to stress at school by feeling depressed.

I respond to stress at school by 'bad mouthing' certain classmates, teachers, or school staff.

I respond to stress at school by feeling my heart pounding or racing.

I respond to stress at school by feeling angry.

I respond to stress at school by picking on someone else.

I respond to stress at school by getting stomach cramps.

I respond to stress at school by not talking to anybody.

I respond to stress at school by talking back to teachers.

I respond to stress at school by calling in sick.