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Table 2 Stress Scores for the Different Groups and Periods of Life

From: Stress load during childhood affects psychopathology in psychiatric patients

 

ELSa

Events

Stress load

PPSb

Events

Stress load

ASc

Events

Stress load

PDSd

Events

(Range)

PSQe

Events

(Range)

Patients (N = 96)

5.89 ± 5.8

11.01 ± 7.1

5.03 ± 3.6

2.2 ± 1.9

3.7 ± 3.4

 

46.4 ± 70.4

172.2 ± 176.7

135.7 ± 155.8

(0–8)

(0–14)

Comparison Ss (N = 31)

1.77 ± 2.2

4.39 ± 3.58

4.94 ± 3.1

0.65 ± 0.9

1.6 ± 1.8

 

10.7 ± 17.5

45.1 ± 66.0

45.7 ± 49.3

(0–3)

(0–6)

Group differences:

14.84, p < .01

24.62, p < .001

F < 1. n.s.

19.14,

11.57,

F(1,125) =

8.15, p < .01

15.29, p < .001

9.99, p < .01

p < .001

p < .001

  1. Note. The Early Trauma Inventory (ETI) assesses stress load in four domains: general trauma, physical abuse, emotional neglect, and sexual abuse. Two scores are presented: the cumulated number of experienced events (top rows) and the stress load calculated accordingly to the ETI guidelines (bottom row). aELS: Early life stress covers stress load in the time period before the age of 6 years. bPPS: Pre-pubertal stress covers stress load in the time period before the individual onset of puberty. cAS: Adulthood stress covers stress load in the time period between puberty and the current age. dPDS: Posttraumatic Stress Diagnostic Scale assesses the number of traumatic experiences across life. ePSQ: Prenatal Stress Questionnaire assesses adverse events experienced by the clients' mother during pregnancy. Results are presented in the format M ± SD, score ranges are added in brackets.