Variables (MEAN (SD)) | Total sample (N = 100) | Males (N = 39) | Females (N = 61) | P | Patients with depressive episodes (N = 43) | Patients with recurrent depressive disorders (N = 57) | P |
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Total number of acute critical life events | 4.36 (2.98) | 4.95 (3.40) | 3.98 (2.64) | 0.16a | 4.58 (3.19) | 4.19 2.83) | 0.60a |
Total number of foreseeable acute critical life events | 2.07 (1.99) | 2.41 (2.20) | 1.85 (1.82) | 0.20a | 2.19 (2.30) | 1.98 (1.73) | 0.95a |
Total number of unforeseeable acute critical life events | 2.29 (1.99) | 2.54 (2.25) | 2.13 (1.81) | 0.48a | 2.40 (2.05) | 2.21 (1.96) | 0.70a |
Total number of acute positive critical life events | 1.44 (1.71) | 1.92 (1.77) | 1.13 (1.62) | 0.02a | 1.49 (1.78) | 1.40 (1.68) | 0.79a |
Total number of acute neutral critical life events | 0.43 (0.70) | 0.31 (0.57) | 0.51 (0.77) | 0.22a | 0.44 (0.70) | 0.42 (0.71) | 0.87a |
Total number of acute negative critical life events | 2.49 (1.93) | 2.72 (2.33) | 2.34 (1.62) | 0.75a | 2.65 (2.07) | 2.37 (1.82) | 0.52a |
Total number of acute major critical life events | 2.79 (2.01) | 3.00 (2.33) | 2.66 (1.78) | 0.61a | 3.00 (2.13) | 2.63 (1.92) | 0.44a |
Total number of acute minor critical life events | 1.57 (1.68) | 1.95 (2.01) | 1.33 (1.40) | 0.15a | 1.58 (1.83) | 1.56 (1.58) | 0.90a |
Mean burden of acute critical life events | 3.31 (0.85) (n = 96) | 3.18 (0.98) (n = 37) | 3.39 (0.76) (n = 59) | 0.25b | 3.23 (0.74) (n = 41) | 3.37 (0.93) (n = 55) | 0.45b |
Mean unpleasantness of acute critical life events | 3.50 (0.89) (n = 96) | 3.31 (0.99) (n = 37) | 3.61 (0.81) (n = 59) | 0.10a | 3.49 (0.82) (n = 41) | 3.51 (0.95) (n = 55) | 0.77a |