Table 1.

Percentage of adolescents reporting each negative life event during the past year at baseline.

Uncontrollable Life Events		Potentially Controllable Life Events
1. Someone in the family was arrested.	39.2%	1. You and your boyfriend or girlfriend broke up.	54.1%
2. Someone in the family had a serious illness.	35.4%	2. You got bad grades in school.	44.6%
3. Someone in the family was incarcerated or put in jail or prison	32.3%	3. You argued a lot with your parents.	43.0%
4. Your parents had problems with money.	29.1%	4. Some people stopped paying attention to you.	39.5%
5. Your parents argued a lot.	23.9%	5. You got disciplined from school.	21.2%
6. Someone in the family had a serious accident.	21.7%	6. You got into trouble with the police.	19.6%
7. Someone in the family was robbed, attacked, or shot.	20.4%	7. You were not accepted into a group or team in which you wanted to be a member.	16.5%
8. Someone in the family experienced damage or loss of property.	15.8%	8. You had trouble with your physical appearance.	16.5%
9. Someone in the family had a mental health (psychological) problem.	15.2%	9. You had a serious accident.	11.4%
10. Your parents separated or divorced.	14.1%	10. You had a serious illness.	9.5%
11. Your father or mother lost a job.	14.0%