Table 2.
Recent Stressors and Psychiatric Diagnoses and Symptomatology
| Control Group, n = 73 | ELS Group, n = 108 | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recent Stressors | |||
| PSS Total | 14.01 (5.89) | 23.70 (8.68) | <.001a |
| LSQ Sum | 1.46 (1.61) | 3.82 (3.82) | <.001a |
| LSQ Weighted Score | 3.86 (4.86) | 11.75 (12.24) | <.001a |
| Psychiatric Disorders | |||
| Current Disorders | |||
| Any current diagnosis | 0 (0.0%) | 59 (54.6%) | |
| Depressive | 0 (0.0%) | 26 (24.2%) | |
| Trauma | 0 (0.0%) | 23 (21.3%) | |
| Anxiety | 0 (0.0%) | 36 (34.6%) | |
| Alcohol/substance | 0 (0.0%) | 13 (12.0%) | |
| Eating disorders | 0 (0.0%) | 6 (5.6%) | |
| Current Symptomatology, Self-Report | |||
| IDS-SR total | 6.04 (4.54) | 18.18 (12.27) | <.001a |
| BAI total | 1.88 (3.11) | 7.79 (8.43) | <.001a |
BAI, Beck Anxiety Inventory; ELS, early-life stress; IDS-SR, Inventory of Depressive Symptomatology Self-Report; LSQ, Life Stress Questionnaire; PSS, Perceived Stress Scale.
a
Significant at the .001 level.