Table 5 Prevalence of life stressors (N = 405)
From: Validation of the brief Adjustment Disorder New Modules with Australian oncology patients
| Â | Total | Male | Female | Gender effect | Effect size | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(N = 405) | (N = 105) | (N = 300) | ||||||
Life stressors | N | % | N | % | N | % | χ2 | ɸ |
The impact of COVID-19 | 220 | 54.3 | 45 | 42.9 | 175 | 58.3 | 7.51** | 0.14 |
Acute stressors | ||||||||
 Death of a loved one | 103 | 25.4 | 18 | 17.1 | 85 | 28.3 | 5.14* | 0.11 |
 Divorce/separation | 24 | 5.9 | 5 | 4.8 | 19 | 6.3 | 0.35 | 0.03 |
 Moving | 58 | 14.3 | 15 | 14.3 | 43 | 14.3 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
 Assault / Criminal act | 6 | 1.5 | 2 | 1.9 | 4 | 1.3 | 0.17 | 0.02 |
 Retirement | 80 | 19.8 | 27 | 25.7 | 53 | 17.7 | 3.18 | 0.09 |
 Termination of an important leisure activity | 77 | 19.0 | 16 | 15.2 | 61 | 20.3 | 1.31 | 0.06 |
 Serious accident | 10 | 2.5 | 1 | 1.0 | 9 | 3.0 | 1.35 | 0.06 |
 Natural disasters | 4 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 3 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Chronic stressors | ||||||||
 Financial difficulties | 132 | 32.6 | 37 | 35.2 | 95 | 31.7 | 0.45 | 0.03 |
 Family conflict | 145 | 35.8 | 20 | 19.0 | 125 | 41.7 | 17.31*** | 0.21 |
 Own serious illness | 268 | 66.2 | 63 | 60.0 | 205 | 68.3 | 2.41 | 0.08 |
 Conflict at work | 79 | 19.5 | 14 | 13.3 | 65 | 21.7 | 3.44 | 0.09 |
 Conflict with neighbours | 37 | 9.1 | 10 | 9.5 | 27 | 9.0 | 0.03 | 0.01 |
 Too much/ too little work | 113 | 27.9 | 24 | 22.9 | 89 | 29.7 | 1.80 | 0.07 |
 Illness/care of a loved one | 145 | 35.8 | 31 | 29.5 | 114 | 38.0 | 2.43 | 0.08 |
 Unemployment | 56 | 13.8 | 10 | 9.5 | 46 | 15.3 | 2.20 | 0.07 |
 Pressure to meet deadlines | 68 | 16.8 | 12 | 11.4 | 56 | 18.7 | 2.92 | 0.09 |
Other | 22 | 5.4 | 6 | 5.7 | 16 | 5.3 | 0.02 | 0.01 |