Table 1 Ranking and weights of LCU for the stressful life events on the LESS scale in the original study and in the Cypriot sample of students

Death of a parent

1

100

0.00

1

100

0.00

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0

Death of the best or of a very close friend

2

87

10.3

2

91

18.2

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+4

Jail term (self)

3

78

20.8

15

62

25.6

−12

−16

Break-up of parent’s marriage/divorce

4

74

22.8

7

72

24.1

−3

−2

Getting kicked out of college

5

72

19.3

5

76

24.8

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+4

Major car accident (car wrecked, people injured)

6

71

21.7

3

83

23.0

+3

+12

Pregnancy (either yourself or being the father)

7

68

13.7

12

64

29.6

−5

−4

Failing in a number of courses

8

67

24.1

13

64

29.6

−5

−4

Parent losing his/her job

9

66

23.0

11

68

22.9

−2

+2

Major personal injury or illness

10

65

23.8

4

82

20.8

+6

+17

Braking up/loosing contact with a close friend

11

65

23.2

16

62

24.0

−5

−3

Major change of health status in a close family member

12

63

21.1

19

57

24.5

−7

−6

Break-up with boy/girlfriend

13

62

22.9

17

62

25.3

−4

0

Major and/or chronic financial problems

14

60

22.3

6

76

18.4

+8

+16

Moving out of town with parents

15

58

24.7

24

51

27.7

−9

−7

Seriously thinking about dropping college

16

57

27.8

8

72

24.3

+8

+15

Getting an unjustified low mark in a test

17

55

26.3

21

54

27.8

−4

−1

Moving away from home

18

54

24.5

23

52

31.9

−5

−2

Failing in one course

19

53

25.8

9

71

24.0

+10

+18

Switch in a program within the same college or university

20

52

24.2

27

47

29.2

−7

−5

Seeking psychological or psychiatric consultation

21

52

25.7

26

49

25.8

−5

−3

Major argument with parents

22

51

26.5

22

53

22.7

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+2

Major argument with boy/girlfriend

23

49

23.0

18

60

23.0

+5

+11

Sex difficulties with boy/girlfriend

24

49

25.8

14

64

25.2

+10

+15

Establishing a new steady relationship with a partner

25

44

25.5

28

39

25.4

−3

−5

Minor car accident

26

43

20.4

29

38

25.1

−3

−5

Minor financial problems

27

41

23.2

20

57

24.9

+7

−4

Losing a part-time job

28

40

24.6

10

69

23.4

+18

+29

Getting your own car

29

38

27.2

30

33

28.4

−4

−5

Finding a part-time job

30

37

24.0

31

33

25.3

−1

−4

Change of job

31

35

23.6

25

50

24.4

+6

+15

Minor violation of the law (e.g. speeding ticket)

32

34

23.4

33

27

25.3

−1

−7

Beginning an undergraduate program in the university

33

33

23.4

32

31

26.0

+2

−2

Family getting together

34

30

27.3

34

22

25.0

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−8

Vacation with parents

35

29

24.4

35

15

18.5

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−14

Vacation alone/with friends

36

24

23.4

36

14

17.3

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−10