Table 4 Number and ranking of LCU reported stressful life events on the LESS scale in Cypriot post-graduate university students and corelation with total score of GHQ-28
Less scale for university students | Rank of the severity+ | N | % | kendall’s tau Correlation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Death of parent | 100 | 4 | 4.4 | 0.067 |
2. Death of your best friend or very close friend | 91 | 17 | 18.9 | 0.015 |
3. Major car accident (car wrecked, people injured) | 83 | 3 | 3.3 | 0.012 |
4. Major personal injury or illness | 82 | 10 | 11.1 | 0.343** |
5. Getting kicked out of college | 76 | 0 | 0 | - |
6. Major and/or chronic financial problems | 76 | 19 | 21.1 | 0.188* |
7. Break-up of parent’s marriage/divorce | 72 | 2 | 2.2 | 0.066 |
8. Seriously thinking about dropping college problems | 72 | 9 | 10 | 0.450** |
9. Failing in one course | 71 | 6 | 6.7 | 0.109 |
10. Losing a part-time job | 69 | 10 | 11.1 | 0.053 |
11. Parent losing his/her job | 68 | 7 | 7.8 | 0.120 |
12. Pregnancy (either yourself or being the father) | 64 | 10 | 11.1 | -0.157 |
13.Failing in a number of course | 64 | 13 | 14.4 | 0.133 |
14. Sex difficulties with boy/girlfriend | 64 | 6 | 6.7 | 0.261* |
15.Jail term (self) | 62 | 1 | 1.1 | 0.012 |
16. Breaking up/ loosing contact/with a close friend | 62 | 18 | 20 | 0.072 |
17.Breaking up with boy/girlfriend | 62 | 8 | 8.9 | -0.068 |
18.Major argument with boy/girlfriend | 60 | 11 | 12.2 | 0.056 |
19.Major change of health status in a close family member | 57 | 27 | 30 | 0.039 |
20.Minor financial probleml | 57 | 37 | 41.1 | 0.089 |
21. Getting an unjustified low mark in a test | 54 | 8 | 8.1 | 0.171 |
22. Major argument with parents | 53 | 15 | 16.7 | 0.059 |
23. Moving away from home | 52 | 12 | 13.1 | -0.444 |
24. Moving out of town with parents | 51 | 2 | 2.2 | 0.086 |
25. Change of job | 50 | 13 | 14.4 | -0.048 |
26. Seeking psychological or psychiatric consultation | 49 | 6 | 6.7 | 0.169 |
27. Switch in a program within the same college or university | 47 | 6 | 6.7 | 0.017 |
28. Establishing a new steady relationship with a partner | 39 | 6 | 6.7 | -0.041 |
29. Minor car accident | 38 | 17 | 17.9 | -0.093 |
30. Getting your own car | 33 | 14 | 15.6 | -0.100 |
31. Finding a part-time job | 33 | 11 | 12.2 | -0.079 |
32. Beginning an undergraduate program in the university | 31 | 52 | 57.8 | Â |
33. Minor violation of the law (e.g. speeding ticket) | 27 | 21 | 23.3 | -0.040 |
34. Family getting together | 22 | 39 | 43.3 | -0.170* |
35. Vacation with parents | 15 | 22 | 22.4 | -0.199* |
36. Vacation alone/with friends | 14 | 52 | 57.8 | -0.253** |