Source | N | Females,% | Age at study assessment (Mean or range) | Ancestry | Study design | Stressor | Life stress assessment | Outcome | Averaged one-sided Pvalue |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kaufman et al., 2006 [79] | 194 | 51 | 9.3Â years | Mixed | Cross-sectional | Childhood adversity | Children taken into care | Depressive symptoms | 0.6765 |
Kim et al., 2007 [43] | 732 | 59 | 65Â years and over | East Asian | Cross-sectional | Stressful life events | Researcher-administered questionnaire | Depression diagnosis | 0.000315 |
Wichers et al., 2008 [73] | 464 | 100 | 18 to 46 years | European | Longitudinal twin study | Childhood adversity | Questionnaire | Depressive symptoms | 0.009 |
Aguilera et al., 2009 [66] | 470 | 55 | 22.9Â years | European | Cross-sectional | Childhood adversity | Questionnaire | Depressive symptoms | 0.637 |
Bukh et al., 2009 [82] | 290 | 66 | 38.5Â years (median) | European | Case only | Stressful life events | Interview | Depression onset | 0.004 |
Gatt et al., 2009 [88] | 374 | 51 | 36.2Â years | European | Cross-sectional | Childhood adversity | Questionnaire | Depressive symptoms | 0.272 |
Hosang et al., 2010 [75] | 1,085 | 62 | 37.83 years | European | Case–control | Stressful life events | Researcher-administered questionnaire | Bipolar disorder relapse | 0.02 |
Lavebratt et al., 2010 [68] | 950 | 58 | 20 to 64 years | European | Longitudinal survey | Childhood adversity and Stressful life events | Questionnaire | Depressive diagnosis | 0.5 |
Nederhof et al., 2010 [80] | 1,096 | 53 | 16.13Â years | European | Longitudinal study | Childhood adversity | Questionnaires and interviews | Depressive symptoms | 0.3525 |
Carver et al., 2011 [76] | 133 | 74 | 18.71Â years | Mixed | Cross-sectional | Childhood adversity | Questionnaire | Depression diagnosis | 0.01 |
Elzinga et al., 2011 [81] | 1,435 | 69 | 42.2Â years | European | Case only | Childhood adversity and stressful life events | Interview | Depression diagnosis and symptom severity | 0.4325 |
Juhasz et al., 2011 [74] | 1,269 | 70 | 34.04Â years | Caucasian | Cross-sectional | Childhood adversity and stressful life events | Questionnaire | Depression diagnosis | 0.13165 |
Chen et al., 2012 [69]a | 780 | 51 | 13.6Â years | Han Chinese | Longitudinal twin study | Stressful life events | Questionnaire | Depressive symptoms | 0.9875 |
Grabe et al., 2012 [70]a | 2,035 | 53 | 55.6Â years | Caucasian | Case only | Childhood adversity | Questionnaire | Depressive symptoms | 0.785 |
Herbert et al., 2012 [83] | 279 | 100 | 36.8Â years | Caucasian | Longitudinal study | Stressful life events | Interview | Depression diagnosis | 0.0935 |
Perea et al., 2012 [77] | 302 | 50 | 18Â years | Mixed (Columbian population) | Cross-sectional | Childhood adversity and stressful life events | Questionnaire | Depressive symptoms | 0.01725 |
Quinn et al., 2012 [65] | 240 | 59 | 40.01Â years | Unknown | Cross-sectional | Childhood adversity | Questionnaire | Melancholic subtype of depression diagnosis | 0.5 |
Caldwell et al., 2013 [71]a | 124 | 66 | 21.97Â years | Mixed | Cross-sectional | Childhood adversity | Questionnaire | Depressive symptoms | 0.8705 |
Comasco et al., 2013 [67] | 1,393 | 50 | 17 to 18 years | European | Cross-sectional | Childhood adversity | Questionnaire | Depressive symptoms | 0.251 |
La Greca et al., 2013 [78] | 116 | 54 | 8.85Â years | Mixed | Cross-sectional | Childhood adversity | Questionnaire | Depressive symptoms | 0.167833 |
Jiang et al., 2013 [89]a | 238 | 73 | 61.7Â years | Caucasians | Cross-sectional | Stressful life events | Carer of person with dementia | Depressive symptoms | 0.9805 |
Brown et al., 2013 [85] | 234 | 100 | 37Â years | Caucasian | Longitudinal study | Childhood adversity and stressful life events | Interview | Depressive episode onset | 0.431 |
Total | 14,233 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Average sample size | 647 | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | 0.03 |