Table 2.

Negative and positive life events reported in the previous six months

Negative life event category	Males	Females
Relationship problems e.g., breakup with boyfriend	7.7%	17.2%
Child custody/visitation issues (e.g., lost custody of son)	11.5%	13.8%
Death of significant other (e.g., father died)	38.5%	20.7%
Negative health event for participant or significant other (e.g., participant miscarried)	15.4%	13.8%
Legal trouble for participant or significant other (e.g., arrested for public disturbance)	3.8%	13.8%
Financial problems (e.g., lost home)	19.2%	3.4%
Participant or significant other victim of violence (e.g., abused by boyfriend)	3.8%	6.9%
Negative life change (e.g., forced to move)	0.0%	10.3%
Positive life event category
Positive relationship event (e.g., reconnected with daughter)	20.8%	21.7%
Birth or pregnancy for participant or significant other (e.g., grandchild was born)	33.3%	34.8%
Improvement in finances (e.g., won money at the casino)	4.2%	8.7%
Positive family event (e.g., daughter married)	16.7%	17.4%
Positive life change (e.g., got a place to live)	25.0%	17.4%