Psychological Distress

 

 

Subtopics

[Anxiety and Anger] [Depression] [Hostility]

Anxiety and Anger

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  1957 1964 1975 1977 1992-93 1993-94
Speilberger anxiety index (sum of items).           NUA33REC
Number of anxiety items answered.           NUB33REC
Speilberger anger index (sum of items).           NUA34REC
Number of anger items answered.           NUB34REC
On how many days during the past week did you feel calm?           NU035RER
On how many days during the past week did you feel furious?           NU036RER
On how many days during the past week did you feel tense?           NU037RER
On how many days during the past week did you feel like banging on the table?           NU038RER
On how many days during the past week did you feel at ease?           NU039RER
On how many days during the past week did you feel angry?           NU040RER
On how many days during the past week did you worry over possible misfortune?           NU041RER
On how many days during the past week did you feel like yelling at someone?           NU042RER
On how many days during the past week did you feel nervous?           NU043RER
On how many days during the past week did you feel like breaking things?           NU044RER
On how many days during the past week did you feel jittery?           NU045RER
On how many days during the past week did you feel mad?           NU046RER
On how many days during the past week did you feel relaxed?           NU047RER
On how many days during the past week did you feel irritated?           NU048RER
On how many days during the past week did you feel worried?           NU049RER
On how many days during the past week did you feel like hitting someone?           NU050RER
On how many days during the past week did you feel steady?           NU051RER
On how many days during the past week did you feel burned up?           NU052RER
On how many days during the past week did you feel frightened?           NU053RER
On how many days during the past week did you feel like swearing?           NU054RER

Depresion

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  1957 1964 1975 1977 1992-93 1993-94
Random selection for depression and alcohol sections         RU001RE SU001RE
Has respondent ever had a time in life lasting two weeks or more when nearly every day s/he felt sad, blue, depressed, or when s/he lost interest in most things like work, hobbies, or things s/he usually liked to do for fun?         RU002RE SU002RE
Was experience with depression always caused by alcohol, drugs, medications, or physical illness?         RU003RE SU003RE
Age when (worst, particularly bad, or most recent) period of depression occurred         RU004RE SU004RE
Was this depression the worst, particularly bad, or the most recent episode?         RU005RE SU005RE
During this episode of depression, did the respondent lose weight without trying to -- as much as 2 pounds a week for several weeks or as much as 10 pounds altogether?         RU006RE SU006RE
Did respondent have two weeks or more when every night s/he had trouble falling asleep?         RU007RE SU007RE
Did respondent have two or more weeks when s/he lacked energy or felt tired all the time, even when s/he hadn't been working very hard?         RU008RE SU008RE
Did respondent have two weeks or more when s/he felt very bad when waking up, but felt better later in the day?         RU009RE SU009RE
Did respondent have two weeks or more when s/he lost interest in most things like work, hobbies, or things s/he usually liked to do for fun?         RU010RE SU010RE
Did respondent have two weeks or more when nearly every day s/he had a lot more trouble concentrating than is normal?         RU011RE SU011RE
Did respondent have two weeks or more when s/he thought a lot about death -- either his/her own, someone else's, or death in general?         RU012RE SU012RE
Number of periods in respondent's lifetime that lasted two weeks or more when s/he felt sad, blue or depressed and also had some of the above symptoms?         RU013RE SU013RE
For respondents who have had ONLY ONE period of depression: Length of period when s/he felt sad, blue or depressed.         RU014RE SU014RE
For respondents who have had ONLY ONE period of depression: unit for length of time when respondent felt sad, blue or depressed.         RU015RE SU015RE
For respondents who have had MORE THAN ONE period of depression: average length of periods when s/he felt sad, blue or depressed.         RU016RE SU016RE
For respondents who have had MORE THAN ONE period of depression: unit for average length of periods when s/he felt sad, blue or depressed.         RU017RE SU017RE
Usual length of time between the end of one period of depression to the beginning of the next         RU018RE SU018RE
Unit for usual length of time between the end of one period of depression to the beginning of the next         RU019RE SU019RE
Age at the first time s/he had a period of two weeks or more when s/he had some of these problems and also felt sad, blue or depressed         RU020RE SU020RE
Age the last time s/he had a period of feeling sad, blue, or depressed.         RU021RE SU021RE
Between any of these periods, was s/he feeling O.K. for at least some months?         RU022RE SU022RE
Between any of these periods was s/he fully able to work and enjoy being with other people?         RU023RE SU023RE
Summary score for psychological distress/depression         MU001REC NU001REC
Number of clinical depression questions answered         MU002RE NU002RE
On how many days during the past week did you feel you could not shake off the blues even with help from your family and friends?         MU003RER NU003RER
On how many days during the past week did you feel bothered by things that don't usually bother you?         MU004RER NU004RER
On how many days during the past week did you think your life had been a failure?         MU005RER NU005RER
On how many days during the past week did you feel happy?         MU006RER NU006RER
On how many days during the past week did you feel that people were unfriendly?         MU007RER NU007RER
On how many days during the past week did you feel lonely?         MU008RER NU008RER
On how many weeks during the past week did you enjoy life?         MU009RER NU009RER
On how many days during the past week did you have crying spells?         MU010RER NU010RER
On how many days during the past week did you feel that people disliked you?         MU011RER NU011RER
On how many days during the past week did you feel sad?         MU012RER NU012RER
On how many days during the past week did you feel depressed?         MU013RER NU013RER
On how many days during the past week did you have trouble keeping your mind on what you were doing?         MU014RER NU014RER
On how many days during the past week did you not feel like eating, your appetite was poor?         MU015RER NU015RER
On how many days during the past week did you feel you were just as good as other people?         MU016RER NU016RER
On how many days during the past week did you feel that everything you did was an effort?         MU017RER NU017RER
On how many days during the past week did you feel hopeful about the future?         MU018RER NU018RER
On how many days during the past week did you feel fearful?         MU019RER NU019RER
On how many days during the past week did you sleep restlessly?         MU020RER NU020RER
On how many days during the past week did you talk less than usual?         MU021RER NU021RER
On how many days during the past week did you feel you could not "get going"?         MU022RER NU022RER
On how many days during the past week did you feel irritable, or likely to fight or argue?         MU023RER  
On how many days during the past week did you feel like telling someone off?         MU024RER  
On how many days during the past week did you feel angry or hostile for several hours at a time?         MU025RER  
Depression symptoms count         RU024REC SU024REC

Hostility

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  1957 1964 1975 1977 1992-93 1993-94
Hostility Index (sum of items)         MU026REC  
Number of hostility questions answered         MU027RE  
Summary score for anxiety symptoms           NU023REC
Number of anxiety symptoms and beliefs questions answered           NU024RE
On how many days during the past week did you feel that you might collapse?           NU025RER
On how many days during the past week did you have difficulty swallowing?           NU026RER
On how many days during the past week did you feel you might die?           NU027RER
On how many days during the past week did you feel you might be going crazy?           NU028RER
On how many days during the past week did you fear embarrassing yourself?           NU029RER
On how many days during the past week did you feel as though your surroundings were unreal?           NU030RER
On how many days during the past week did you feel that other people thought you were a fool?           NU031RER
On how many days during the past week did you have hold/cold flashes?           NU032RER

Table last updated March 20, 2003