Table 2.
Rank order of life events (Indian sample).
| Event | Valence | Rank India | TM | Winsorized SD | TM norm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marriage | P | 1 | 500 | * | 100 |
| Death of a spouse | N | 2 | 419.75 | 303.88 | 83.95 |
| Birth of the first child | P | 3 | 399.14 | 266.11 | 79.83 |
| Pregnancy | P | 4 | 381.73 | 227.72 | 76.35 |
| Birth of a child | P | 5 | 379.18 | 239.81 | 75.84 |
| Falling in love | P | 6 | 375.34 | 243.80 | 75.07 |
| Divorce | N | 7 | 358.32 | 247.16 | 71.67 |
| Serious accident | N | 8 | 349.09 | 247.28 | 69.82 |
| Meeting an inspiring person | P | 9 | 349.09 | 192.69 | 69.82 |
| Finding a great new job | P | 10 | 348.75 | 196.75 | 69.75 |
| Sexual pressure | N | 11 | 336.64 | 229.86 | 67.33 |
| Childhood sexual molestation with pressure or threats | N | 12 | 335.60 | 282.09 | 67.12 |
| Living a life dream | P | 13 | 335.23 | 213.96 | 67.05 |
| Marital separation from mate | N | 14 | 334.18 | 238.58 | 66.84 |
| Outstanding personal achievement | P | 15 | 332.83 | 194.51 | 66.57 |
| Forced sexual assault | N | 16 | 330.33 | 258.33 | 66.07 |
| Death of a close family member | N | 17 | 329.94 | 402.49 | 65.99 |
| Childhood sexual molestation (before age 13) | N | 18 | 324.39 | 268.35 | 64.88 |
| Achieving a crucial long-term goal | P | 19 | 321.00 | 183.97 | 64.20 |
| Major personal injury or illness | N | 20 | 320.26 | 207.06 | 64.05 |
| Forced sexual contact | N | 21 | 318.86 | 255.64 | 63.72 |
| Natural disaster | N | 22 | 316.25 | 237.64 | 63.25 |
| Death of a close friend | N | 23 | 314.75 | 218.78 | 62.95 |
| Gaining a new family member | P | 24 | 314.30 | 196.90 | 62.86 |
| Major change in financial state | 0 | 25 | 312.67 | 196.37 | 62.53 |
| Being fired from work | N | 26 | 309.75 | 230.01 | 61.95 |
| Taking on a mortgage greater than $10.000 | 0 | 27 | 306.55 | 198.50 | 61.31 |
| Major change in the health or behavior of a family member | 0 | 28 | 306.26 | 162.55 | 61.25 |
| Son or daughter leaving home | 0 | 29 | 304.86 | 200.86 | 60.97 |
| Retirement from work | 0 | 30 | 303.60 | 197.23 | 60.72 |
| Major change in responsibilities at work | 0 | 31 | 298.45 | 154.37 | 59.69 |
| Attack with a weapon | N | 32 | 293.17 | 218.26 | 58.63 |
| Major change in living conditions | 0 | 33 | 293.17 | 156.38 | 58.63 |
| Sexual difficulties | N | 34 | 282.59 | 193.02 | 56.52 |
| Taking on a mortgage less than $10.000 | 0 | 35 | 282.26 | 202.64 | 56.45 |
| Major business readjustment | 0 | 36 | 280.43 | 184.40 | 56.09 |
| Major change in working hours or conditions | 0 | 37 | 279.39 | 164.47 | 55.88 |
| Having a spiritual “awakening” | P | 38 | 278.55 | 179.53 | 55.71 |
| Vacation | P | 39 | 277.68 | 180.33 | 55.54 |
| Major change in the number of arguments with spouse | 0 | 40 | 272.82 | 167.65 | 54.56 |
| Changing to a different line of work | 0 | 41 | 270.63 | 160.30 | 54.13 |
| Change in residence | 0 | 42 | 269.69 | 162.92 | 53.94 |
| In-law troubles | N | 43 | 269.14 | 184.43 | 53.83 |
| Partner beginning or ceasing work outside the home | 0 | 44 | 268.99 | 168.63 | 53.80 |
| Christmas | 0 | 45 | 263.47 | 192.01 | 52.69 |
| Marital reconciliation with mate | P | 46 | 261.99 | 173.68 | 52.40 |
| Change to a new school | 0 | 47 | 249.75 | 155.05 | 49.95 |
| Trouble with the boss | N | 48 | 248.32 | 163.92 | 49.66 |
| Major change in social activities | 0 | 49 | 242.67 | 136.74 | 48.53 |
| Foreclosure on a mortgage or loan | N | 50 | 238.62 | 159.45 | 47.72 |
| Witnessed violence | N | 51 | 234.46 | 165.79 | 46.89 |
| Major change in usual type and/or amount of recreation | 0 | 52 | 232.47 | 142.17 | 46.49 |
| Major change in number of family get-togethers | 0 | 53 | 231.25 | 157.20 | 46.25 |
| Attack without a weapon | N | 54 | 229.66 | 174.45 | 45.93 |
| Revision of personal habits | 0 | 55 | 225.15 | 147.72 | 45.03 |
| Major change in sleeping habits | 0 | 56 | 215.61 | 140.18 | 43.12 |
| Major change in eating habits | 0 | 57 | 209.50 | 140.25 | 41.90 |
| Major change in church activities | 0 | 58 | 205.58 | 146.21 | 41.12 |
| Minor violations of the law | N | 59 | 201.31 | 148.20 | 40.26 |
TM, 5% trimmed mean; TM norm, normalized 5% trimmed mean, event valence; N, highly negative event; P, positive event; 0, event neutral or unspecified valence.