Assessment of subjective emotional valence and long-lasting impact of life events: development and psychometrics of the Stralsund Life Event List (SEL)

König, Johanna; Block, Andrea; Becker, Mathias; Fenske, Kristin; Hertel, Johannes; Van der Auwera, Sandra; Zymara, Kathleen; Völzke, Henry; Freyberger, Harald Jürgen; Grabe, Hans Jörgen

doi:10.1186/s12888-018-1649-3

Table 3 Regression coefficients of the verification analyses

From: Assessment of subjective emotional valence and long-lasting impact of life events: development and psychometrics of the Stralsund Life Event List (SEL)

	MDD^a	CTQ^b		RS-25^c		SF-12^d		F-SozU^e
	OR(95%-CI)	b(95%-CI)	β	b(95%-CI)	β	b(95%-CI)	β	b(95%-CI)	β
Positive Life Events
Basic number of Life Events	1.14(1.06;1.22)***	0.08(−0.15;0.31)	0.02	0.06(−0.28;0.41)	0.01	0.17(0.07;0.28)***	0.05	0.04(0.03;0.05)****	0.15
Proportion of Life Events rated positive	0.63(0.22;1.75)	−7.12(−10.97;-3.27)***	−0.08	11.62(5.91;17.33)****	0.08	2.79(1.07;4.51)**	0.05	0.70(0.50;0.90)****	0.14
Total Number of Life Events	1.07(1.04;1.10)****	0.28(0.17;0.39)****	0.11	0.13(−0.03;0.29)	0.03	−0.03(− 0.08;0.02)	−0.02	0.01(0.01;0.02)****	0.08
Emotional Valence (Time of the Interview)^f	1.26(0.85;1.85)	3.74(2.28;5.19)****	0.11	−7.05(−9.20;-4.90)****	−0.13	−0.95(−1.61;-0.30)**	0.04	− 0.52(− 0.59;-0.45)****	−0.28
Present Impact^g	0.68(0.31;1.50)	−3.94(−5.96;-0.11)*	−0.04	9.93(5.6;14.025)****	0.09	1.22(−0.08;2.52)	0.03	0.46(0.31;0.61)****	0.12
Social Support^h	1.00(0.89;1.13)	−1.34(−1.81;-0.86)****	−0.13	−0.08(− 0.76;0.60)	0.00	−0.02(− 0.22;0.19)	0.00	0.05(0.03;0.08)****	0.10
Negative Life Events
Basic number of Life Events	1.17(1.13;1.21)****	0.71(0.59;0.83)****	0.25	−0.06(−0.25;0.12)	− 0.01	−0.12(− 0.18;− 0.07)****	-0.07	−0.01(− 0.01;-0.00)*	−0.05
Proportion of Life Events rated negative	4.61(2.20;9.64)****	0.74(−1.62;3.09)	0.01	−1.44(−4.94;2.05)	−0.02	0.21(−0.84;1.26)	0.01	0.06(−0.06;0.18)	0.02
Total Number of Life Events	1.04(1.03;1.06)****	0.30(0.24;0.35)****	0.22	−0.04(− 0.13;0.04)	−0.02	− 0.06(− 0.08;-0.03)****	−0.07	0.00(− 0.01;0.0)	−0.04
Emotional Valence (Time of the Interview)^f	2.96(2.29;3.84)****	0.50(−0.37;1.38)	0.02	−0.69(−1.99;0.60)	− 0.02	−0.46(− 0.85;-0.07)*	−0.03	0.03(− 0.02;0.07)	0.03
Present Impact^g	2.80(1.69;4.63)****	0.89(−1.037;2.82)	0.02	2.65(−0.20;5.51)	0.04	−2.14(−2.99;-1.29)****	−0.07	0.03(− 0.07;0.13)	0.01
Social Support^h	1.02(0.89;1.16)	−2.15(− 2.62;-1.68)****	−0.20	0.03(− 0.67;0.74)	0.00	− 0.02(− 0.23;0.19)	0.00	0.12(0.09;0.14)****	0.20

All analyses adjusted for age, sex, educational level and BDI-II. * p-value < 0.05; ** p-value < 0.01; *** p-value < 0.001; **** p < 0.0001
^aLifetime Major Depressive Disorder (yes vs. no), ^bChildhood Trauma Questionnaire, ^cResilience Scale, ^dSF-12 Health Survey, ^eSocial Support Questionnaire
^fRating: 1 (very positive) – 5 (very negative), ^gRating: 0 (no) vs. 1 (yes)
^hParticipants reporting undesired social support excluded; Rating: 1 (no social support) – 4 (much social support)

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