Fig. 1

Associations of lifetime major depressive disorder (MDD) and life event (LE) Ratings. All LE ratings are stratified for lifetime major depressive disorder (MDD) as well as for positive and negative LEs according to the classification process. a Proportions of LEs actually rated as positive and negative, respectively. Participants with lifetime MDD have equal proportions of positively rated positive LEs (OR = 0.63, 95%-CI = 0.22;1.75, p = 0.317) but higher proportions of negatively rated negative life events (OR = 4.61, 95%-CI = 2.20;9.64, p < 0.001). b Emotional valence ratings at the time of the interview. For participants reporting lifetime MDD ratings are more negative for negative LEs (OR = 2.96, 95%-CI = 2.29;3.84, p < 0.001) but do not differ from participants without lifetime MDD for positive LEs (OR = 1.26, 95%-CI = 0.85;1.85, p = 0.252). c The present impact of past LEs. Participants with lifetime MDD are reporting more impact of past negative LEs on their current emotional and social life (OR = 2.80, 95%-CI = 1.69;4.63, p < 0.001) but do not differ from participants without lifetime MDD for positive LEs (OR = 0.68, 95%-CI = 0.31;1.50, p = 0.343)