Studies on the measurement of unpleasant events and relations with depression
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Studies on the measurement of unpleasant events and relations with depression
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1979
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The goal was to construct a psychometrically
sound instrument for the measurement of aversive
events. Hypotheses about the occurrence of aversive
events and depression were also tested. The Unpleasant
Events Schedule (UES) consists of 320
events generated by an extensive search of events
experienced as distressing by many people. Each
event was rated for frequency of occurrence (3-point
scale) during the past month and for subjective
aversiveness (3-point scale). The events were categorized
into seven rational scales (Health and Welfare,
Achievement-Academic-Job, Domestic Inconveniences,
Sex-Marital-Friendship, Material-
Financial, and Social Exits). The UES was tested
on a group (N=202) about equally divided between
depressed patients and two non-depressed control
groups. The depressed patients were selected using
the MMPI and a clinical interview. A normal
MMPI control group was selected on the basis of
MMPI scores in the normal range and no history of
depression. A second control group (High-MMPI
Controls) was selected on the basis of elevations on
clinical MMPI scales other than depression and no
history of depression. The UES was found to have
very high internal consistency and adequate test-retest
repeatability. Construct validity was investigated
with comparisons between depressed and
non-depressed groups and by the covariation between
changes in the rate of occurrence of aversive
events and changes in depression level. The UES
should prove useful in future research on quantitative
relationships between stressful life events and
psychopathology.
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Lewinsohn, Peter M & Talkington, Joseph. (1979). Studies on the measurement of unpleasant events and relations with depression. Applied Psychological Measurement, 3, 83-101. doi:10.1177/014662167900300110
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Lewinsohn, Peter M.; Talkington, Joseph. (1979). Studies on the measurement of unpleasant events and relations with depression. Retrieved from the University Digital Conservancy, https://hdl.handle.net/11299/99569.
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