They selected 43 events that represent major changes in people's lives and asked respondents, "If this event happened to you, how much effort would it take you to readjust?"
他們找出了四十三項能「影響人們生活中重大改變的事情」，如結婚、換工作、親人死亡等，詢問受測者：「如果你遭遇了這些事情，要花多少力氣才能重新適應生活？」