Table 1.
Ranking and weights of LCU for the stressful life events on the LESS scale in the original study and in the Cypriot sample of students
| Original study by Linden | Cypriot students sample | Difference | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Less scale for university students |
Rank of the severity |
LCU M† |
LCU SD |
Rank of the severity |
LCU M‡ |
LCU SD |
In rank |
In scores |
| Death of a parent |
1 |
100 |
0.00 |
1 |
100 |
0.00 |
------ |
0 |
| Death of the best or of a very close friend |
2 |
87 |
10.3 |
2 |
91 |
18.2 |
------ |
+4 |
| Jail term (self) |
3 |
78 |
20.8 |
15 |
62 |
25.6 |
−12 |
−16 |
| Break-up of parent’s marriage/divorce |
4 |
74 |
22.8 |
7 |
72 |
24.1 |
−3 |
−2 |
| Getting kicked out of college |
5 |
72 |
19.3 |
5 |
76 |
24.8 |
------ |
+4 |
| Major car accident (car wrecked, people injured) |
6 |
71 |
21.7 |
3 |
83 |
23.0 |
+3 |
+12 |
| Pregnancy (either yourself or being the father) |
7 |
68 |
13.7 |
12 |
64 |
29.6 |
−5 |
−4 |
| Failing in a number of courses |
8 |
67 |
24.1 |
13 |
64 |
29.6 |
−5 |
−4 |
| Parent losing his/her job |
9 |
66 |
23.0 |
11 |
68 |
22.9 |
−2 |
+2 |
| Major personal injury or illness |
10 |
65 |
23.8 |
4 |
82 |
20.8 |
+6 |
+17 |
| Braking up/loosing contact with a close friend |
11 |
65 |
23.2 |
16 |
62 |
24.0 |
−5 |
−3 |
| Major change of health status in a close family member |
12 |
63 |
21.1 |
19 |
57 |
24.5 |
−7 |
−6 |
| Break-up with boy/girlfriend |
13 |
62 |
22.9 |
17 |
62 |
25.3 |
−4 |
0 |
| Major and/or chronic financial problems |
14 |
60 |
22.3 |
6 |
76 |
18.4 |
+8 |
+16 |
| Moving out of town with parents |
15 |
58 |
24.7 |
24 |
51 |
27.7 |
−9 |
−7 |
| Seriously thinking about dropping college |
16 |
57 |
27.8 |
8 |
72 |
24.3 |
+8 |
+15 |
| Getting an unjustified low mark in a test |
17 |
55 |
26.3 |
21 |
54 |
27.8 |
−4 |
−1 |
| Moving away from home |
18 |
54 |
24.5 |
23 |
52 |
31.9 |
−5 |
−2 |
| Failing in one course |
19 |
53 |
25.8 |
9 |
71 |
24.0 |
+10 |
+18 |
| Switch in a program within the same college or university |
20 |
52 |
24.2 |
27 |
47 |
29.2 |
−7 |
−5 |
| Seeking psychological or psychiatric consultation |
21 |
52 |
25.7 |
26 |
49 |
25.8 |
−5 |
−3 |
| Major argument with parents |
22 |
51 |
26.5 |
22 |
53 |
22.7 |
------ |
+2 |
| Major argument with boy/girlfriend |
23 |
49 |
23.0 |
18 |
60 |
23.0 |
+5 |
+11 |
| Sex difficulties with boy/girlfriend |
24 |
49 |
25.8 |
14 |
64 |
25.2 |
+10 |
+15 |
| Establishing a new steady relationship with a partner |
25 |
44 |
25.5 |
28 |
39 |
25.4 |
−3 |
−5 |
| Minor car accident |
26 |
43 |
20.4 |
29 |
38 |
25.1 |
−3 |
−5 |
| Minor financial problems |
27 |
41 |
23.2 |
20 |
57 |
24.9 |
+7 |
−4 |
| Losing a part-time job |
28 |
40 |
24.6 |
10 |
69 |
23.4 |
+18 |
+29 |
| Getting your own car |
29 |
38 |
27.2 |
30 |
33 |
28.4 |
−4 |
−5 |
| Finding a part-time job |
30 |
37 |
24.0 |
31 |
33 |
25.3 |
−1 |
−4 |
| Change of job |
31 |
35 |
23.6 |
25 |
50 |
24.4 |
+6 |
+15 |
| Minor violation of the law (e.g. speeding ticket) |
32 |
34 |
23.4 |
33 |
27 |
25.3 |
−1 |
−7 |
| Beginning an undergraduate program in the university |
33 |
33 |
23.4 |
32 |
31 |
26.0 |
+2 |
−2 |
| Family getting together |
34 |
30 |
27.3 |
34 |
22 |
25.0 |
------ |
−8 |
| Vacation with parents |
35 |
29 |
24.4 |
35 |
15 |
18.5 |
------ |
−14 |
| Vacation alone/with friends | 36 | 24 | 23.4 | 36 | 14 | 17.3 | ------ | −10 |
† In the original study, weights for each event were calculated by averaging (mean and SD) the responses given by the participants. ‡ The weights for each event in this study were calculated in a similar approach to the original study.