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Association between life events and later depression in the population-based Heinz Nixdorf Recall study—The role of sex and optimism

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  • Janine Gronewold
  • Ela-Emsal Duman
  • Miriam Engel
  • Miriam Engels
  • Johannes Siegrist
  • Raimund Erbel
  • K-H Jöckel
  • Dirk M Hermann

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Background: The association between life event stress and depressive symptoms has not been analyzed in the general population before. Methods: In the population-based Heinz Nixdorf Recall study, we assessed the association of 1.) the presence of important life events and 2.) life event stress, with the amount of depressive symptoms in univariable linear regressions and in multivariable regressions adjusted for age and sex (model 1) and age, sex and optimism as important determinants of coping with life events (model 2). Presence of life events and life event stress were assessed with the Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS), optimism with the Life Orientation Test-Revised (LOT-R), and depressive symptoms with the 15-item Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D). Results: Of the total cohort of 4,814 participants, 1,120 had experienced important life events during the previous 6 months. Presence of important life events was significantly associated with higher CES-D scores (B = 2.6, 95%CI = 2.2 to 3.0, p Q3 were significantly associated with higher CES-D scores (2.2, 1.1 to 3.3,

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  • Janine Gronewold & Ela-Emsal Duman & Miriam Engel & Miriam Engels & Johannes Siegrist & Raimund Erbel & K-H Jöckel & Dirk M Hermann, 2022. "Association between life events and later depression in the population-based Heinz Nixdorf Recall study—The role of sex and optimism," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 17(7), pages 1-15, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:plo:pone00:0271716
    DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0271716
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