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. 2017 Feb 2;17:46. doi: 10.1186/s12888-017-1211-8

Table 2.

ICECAP-A responses from sample of individuals with depression (n = 617) and healthy population (n = 965)

Depression Healthy
1. Feeling settled and secure (STABILITY) n % n %
I am able to feel settled and secure in all areas of my life 35 5.7 365 37.8
I am able to feel settled and secure in many areas of my life 195 31.6 474 49.1
I am able to feel settled and secure in a few areas of my life 271 43.9 112 11.6
I am unable to feel settled and secure in any areas of my life 116 18.8 14 1.5
2. Love, friendship and support (ATTACHMENT)
I can have a lot of love, friendship and support 138 22.4 552 57.2
I can have quite a lot of love, friendship and support 214 34.7 317 32.8
I can have a little love, friendship and support 225 36.5 92 9.5
I cannot have any love, friendship and support 40 6.5 4 0.4
3. Being independent (AUTONOMY)
I am able to be completely independent 244 39.5 692 71.7
I am able to be independent in many things 249 40.4 244 25.3
I am able to be independent in a few things 100 16.2 24 2.5
I am unable to be at all independent 24 3.9 5 0.5
4. Achievement and progress (ACHIEVEMENT)
I can achieve and progress in all aspects of my life 73 11.8 437 45.3
I can achieve and progress in many aspects of my life 219 35.5 449 46.5
I can achieve and progress in a few aspects of my life 251 40.7 75 7.8
I cannot achieve and progress in any aspects of my life 74 12.0 4 0.4
5. Enjoyment and pleasure (ENJOYMENT)
I can have a lot of enjoyment and pleasure 62 10.0 519 53.8
I can have quite a lot of enjoyment and pleasure 183 29.7 374 38.8
I can have a little enjoyment and pleasure 334 54.1 68 7.0
I cannot have any enjoyment and pleasure 38 6.2 4 0.4

For the original ICECAP-A questionnaire, visit www.birmingham.ac.uk/icecap