. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Nov 1.

Published in final edited form as: J Nurs Scholarsh. 2018 Sep 24;50(6):676–686. doi: 10.1111/jnu.12428

Table 2.

Self-Reported Stressful Life Events in the Previous 12 Months (N = 2,921)

Stressful life event	Frequency	%^a
Problems at work or school	470	16.09
Serious arguments with family members or a close friend	443	15.17
Financial problems in the family	402	13.76
Moved to a new home	351	12.02
Went to a new school	313	10.72
Failed a class or received a poor report card	266	9.11
Death of a family member	234	8.01
Serious illness or injury	196	6.71
Job loss (self, spouse, or parents)	155	5.31
Separation or divorce (self or parents)	139	4.76
Hospitalization of a family member	136	4.66
Serious illness or injury in a family member	133	4.55
Parent, close relative, or friend moved away	107	3.66
Death of a close friend	107	3.66
Legal problems in the family	81	2.77
Birth of a child, new step-parent(s), or a relative moves in with family	62	2.12
Other	403	13.80

Percent calculated based on number of participants who indicated that the event occurred in the previous year.