Table 4.

Prevalence of negative life events in 6 months prior to study entry.

Life Event	No. (%) of Ss Reporting Life Event Occurred	No. (%) of Ss Reporting Life Event Occurred and was “Negative”
Death of a close family member or friend	16 (41%)	12 (31%)
Major change in sleeping habits	14 (36%)	12 (31%)
Major change in eating habits	9 (23%)	4 (10%)
Gained a new family member	12 (31%)	0 (0%)
Changed a work situation	9 (23%)	3 (8%)
Changed residence	12 (31%)	2 (5%)

Note. Life stress measured by an abbreviated 10-item version of the Life Experiences Survey (LES-10) (16).