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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Soc Sci Med. 2009 Sep;69(5):777–785. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.06.029

Appendix A.

Items Used in Construction of Indices of Depressive Symptoms (ACL) and Negative Affect (MIDUS)

ACL Stem Question and Items
In the past week…

  1. I felt depressed

  2. I felt that everything I did was an effort.

  3. my sleep was restless.

  4. I was happy.

  5. I felt lonely.

  6. people were unfriendly.

  7. I enjoyed life.

  8. I did not feel like eating. My appetite was poor.

  9. I felt sad.

  10. I felt that people disliked me.

  11. I could not get “going.”

MIDUS Stem Question and Items
During the past 30 days, how much of the time did you feel…

  1. “so sad nothing could cheer you up?”

  2. “nervous?”

  3. “restless or fidgety?”

  4. “hopeless?”

  5. “that everything was an effort?”

  6. “worthless?”