To what extent does age influence the reporting of life events?
A study of life events reporting was carried out among 64 depressed and 74 non-depressed patients. The results show that age as well as depression can affect the number and type of reported life events. The younger age group (less than 45 years) reported more events than the older group, and the depressed patients reported more events than their non-depressed counterparts. The younger group also listed more desirable events than their elders. There was no evidence of an interaction between diagnosis and age.
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Outpatients Department, University Hospital, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D000275:Adjustment Disorders / Q000523:psychology; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001290:Attitude; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008016:Life Change Events; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010556:Personality Tests