Background
Methods
Study populations
Stralsund life event list (Stralsunder Lebensereignisliste, SEL)
Further interviews and psychometric data
Statistical analyses
Classification process of LEs
SEL scores
Verification analyses
Internal consistency
Results
Descriptive statistics
SHIP-LEGEND | No Lifetime MDDa | Lifetime MDDa | p-value | ||||
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Missing (#) | Missing (#) | Missing (#) | |||||
N | – | 2265 | – | 1876 | – | 386 | – |
Male (%) | 0 | 47.7 | 0 | 51.2 | 0 | 30.8 | < 0.0001h |
Age (years) | 0 | 55.3 (13.9) | 0 | 55.8 (14.1) | 0 | 52.6 (12.8) | < 0.0001g |
Education (%) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0.011h | |||
< 10 years | 26.9 | 28.1 | 21.0 | ||||
10 years | 53.1 | 52.8 | 54.2 | ||||
> 10 years | 20.0 | 19.0 | 24.6 | ||||
Lifetime MDD (%)a | 3 | 17.0 | – | – | – | – | – |
Current Depressive Sympoms (BDI-II)b | 102 | 6.3 (7.1) | 82 | 5.3 (5.8) | 20 | 11.3 (9.9) | < 0.0001g |
Childhood Trauma (CTQ)c | 101 | 43.9 (11.2) | 83 | 43.0 (5.8) | 18 | 48.3 (15.1) | < 0.0001g |
Resilience (RS-25)d | 44 | 145.5 (18.4) | 35 | 147.2 (17.2) | 9 | 137.5 (21.6) | < 0.0001g |
Subjective Health (SF-12)e | 161 | 49.3 (7.1) | 130 | 50.1 (6.6) | 31 | 45.6 (8.3) | < 0.0001g |
Social Support (F-SOzU)f | 43 | 4.3 (0.6) | 34 | 4.3 (0.6) | 9 | 4.1 (0.7) | < 0.0001g |
Positive | Negative | |||||
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N
| M | (SD) |
N
| M | (SD) | |
Basic number of Life Events | 2265 | 14.75 | (2.21) | 2265 | 9.02 | (3.88) |
Proportion of Life Events rated as positive/negativea | 2265 | 0.83 | (0.12) | 2262 | 0.77 | (0.19) |
Total Number of Life Events | 2265 | 13.73 | (4.41) | 2265 | 14.10 | (8.31) |
Emotional Valence (Time of the Interview)b | 2264 | 1.88 | (0.32) | 2260 | 3.65 | (0.52) |
Present Impactc | 2264 | 0.79 | (0.16) | 2260 | 0.30 | (0.25) |
Social Support (Undesired)d | 386 | 17.04% | 139 | 6.14% | ||
Desirede | 1873 | 2.11 | (1.13) | 2118 | 2.45 | (1.02) |
Verification analyses
MDDa | CTQb | RS-25c | SF-12d | F-SozUe | |||||
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OR(95%-CI) | b(95%-CI) | β | b(95%-CI) | β | b(95%-CI) | β | b(95%-CI) | β | |
Positive Life Events | |||||||||
Basic number of Life Events | 1.14(1.06;1.22)*** | 0.08(−0.15;0.31) | 0.02 | 0.06(−0.28;0.41) | 0.01 | 0.17(0.07;0.28)*** | 0.05 | 0.04(0.03;0.05)**** | 0.15 |
Proportion of Life Events rated positive | 0.63(0.22;1.75) | −7.12(−10.97;-3.27)*** | −0.08 | 11.62(5.91;17.33)**** | 0.08 | 2.79(1.07;4.51)** | 0.05 | 0.70(0.50;0.90)**** | 0.14 |
Total Number of Life Events | 1.07(1.04;1.10)**** | 0.28(0.17;0.39)**** | 0.11 | 0.13(−0.03;0.29) | 0.03 | −0.03(− 0.08;0.02) | −0.02 | 0.01(0.01;0.02)**** | 0.08 |
Emotional Valence (Time of the Interview)f | 1.26(0.85;1.85) | 3.74(2.28;5.19)**** | 0.11 | −7.05(−9.20;-4.90)**** | −0.13 | −0.95(−1.61;-0.30)** | 0.04 | − 0.52(− 0.59;-0.45)**** | −0.28 |
Present Impactg | 0.68(0.31;1.50) | −3.94(−5.96;-0.11)* | −0.04 | 9.93(5.6;14.025)**** | 0.09 | 1.22(−0.08;2.52) | 0.03 | 0.46(0.31;0.61)**** | 0.12 |
Social Supporth | 1.00(0.89;1.13) | −1.34(−1.81;-0.86)**** | −0.13 | −0.08(− 0.76;0.60) | 0.00 | −0.02(− 0.22;0.19) | 0.00 | 0.05(0.03;0.08)**** | 0.10 |
Negative Life Events | |||||||||
Basic number of Life Events | 1.17(1.13;1.21)**** | 0.71(0.59;0.83)**** | 0.25 | −0.06(−0.25;0.12) | − 0.01 | −0.12(− 0.18;− 0.07)**** | -0.07 | −0.01(− 0.01;-0.00)* | −0.05 |
Proportion of Life Events rated negative | 4.61(2.20;9.64)**** | 0.74(−1.62;3.09) | 0.01 | −1.44(−4.94;2.05) | −0.02 | 0.21(−0.84;1.26) | 0.01 | 0.06(−0.06;0.18) | 0.02 |
Total Number of Life Events | 1.04(1.03;1.06)**** | 0.30(0.24;0.35)**** | 0.22 | −0.04(− 0.13;0.04) | −0.02 | − 0.06(− 0.08;-0.03)**** | −0.07 | 0.00(− 0.01;0.0) | −0.04 |
Emotional Valence (Time of the Interview)f | 2.96(2.29;3.84)**** | 0.50(−0.37;1.38) | 0.02 | −0.69(−1.99;0.60) | − 0.02 | −0.46(− 0.85;-0.07)* | −0.03 | 0.03(− 0.02;0.07) | 0.03 |
Present Impactg | 2.80(1.69;4.63)**** | 0.89(−1.037;2.82) | 0.02 | 2.65(−0.20;5.51) | 0.04 | −2.14(−2.99;-1.29)**** | −0.07 | 0.03(− 0.07;0.13) | 0.01 |
Social Supporth | 1.02(0.89;1.16) | −2.15(− 2.62;-1.68)**** | −0.20 | 0.03(− 0.67;0.74) | 0.00 | − 0.02(− 0.23;0.19) | 0.00 | 0.12(0.09;0.14)**** | 0.20 |
Reliability
Internal consistency
Positive | Negative | |
---|---|---|
Basic number of Life Events | 0.78 | 0.91 |
Total Number of Life Events | 0.38 | 0.54 |
Emotional Valence (Time of the Interview) | 0.73 | 0.87 |
Present Impact | 0.69 | 0.88 |
Social Support | 0.83 | 0.94 |
Averaged | 0.68 | 0.83 |