| Women | Men | χ 2 or t |
---|---|---|---|
Stressful Life Events | |||
 Number of stressful life events (mean) | 3.5 | 4.0 | −1.0 |
 Any stressful life event | 87.5% | 91.8% | 0.7 |
 Serious illness or injury | 2.1% | 6.4% | 1.3 |
 Serious illness or injury of a close relative | 22.9% | 23.6% | 0.0 |
 Death of an immediate family member | 8.5% | 10.9% | 0.2 |
 Death of a friend/extended family member | 19.1% | 16.4% | 0.2 |
 Divorced/legally separated from spouse/partner | 4.2% | 0.9% | 1.9 |
 Had a romantic relationship end | 14.6% | 12.7% | 0.1 |
 Had a serious problem with a spouse/partner | 18.8% | 19.1% | 0.0 |
 Had a serious problem with a close friend/other relative | 18.8% | 20.0% | 0.3 |
 Had major financial difficulties | 27.1% | 33.6% | 0.7 |
 Had something valuable lost or stolen | 4.2% | 6.4% | 0.3 |
 Learned you may lose custody of a child permanently | 2.1% | 1.8% | 0.0 |
 Lost custody of a child permanently/parental rights terminated | 4.2% | 1.8% | 0.7 |
 Been assaulted | 2.1% | 1.8% | 0.0 |
 Got into a fight | 0.0% | 9.1% | 4.7* |
 Had a child in trouble | 16.7% | 5.5% | 5.2* |
 Anniversary of a sad or traumatic event | 22.9% | 36.4% | 2.8 |
 Had a serious problem with another inmate | 8.3% | 19.1% | 2.9 |
 Denied parole | 4.2% | 12.7% | 2.7 |
 Had an argument with prison staff | 16.7% | 28.2% | 2.4 |
 Had disciplinary action by the prison taken against you | 31.3% | 32.7% | 0.0 |
 Put in isolation | 12.5% | 22.7% | 2.2 |
 Made fun of/insulted by someone w/in the prison | 35.4% | 34.5% | 0.0 |
 Been moved (i.e., to a different cell) | 45.8% | 35.5% | 1.5 |
 Had problems with prison discharge plans | 0.0% | 5.5% | 2.7 |
 New charges or convictions | 0.0% | 0.9% | 0.4 |
 Loss of good time | 16.7% | 15.5% | 0.0 |