Life Events Checklist (LEL)

Have you moved during the last 12 months?

Have you broken off an engagement to be married or ended an intimate relationship during the last 12 months?

Did you get married during the last 12 months?

Did someone you were close to die during the last 12 months?

Were you separated or divorced during the last 12 months?

Did you break up with a close friend during the last 12 months?

Have you had any important relationship become significantly worse during the last 12 months?

Did you have a child or adopt a child during the last 12 months?

Have you, a very close friend, or close family member had an accident that required emergency medical treatment during the last 12 months?

Have you, a very close friend, or close family member been hospitalized for a serious (life-threatening) illness during the last 12 months?

Have you (or your partner) been pregnant during the last 12 months?

Have you (or your partner) had an abortion during the last 12 months?

Have you (or your partner) had a miscarriage or stillbirth during the last 12 months?

Have you or your spouse/partner lost or changed jobs or been involuntarily unemployed during the last 12 months?

During the last 12 months, have you or your spouse/partner suffered a significant business or investment loss or has a business you owned failed?

During the last 12 months, have you or your spouse/partner had any serious problems or disappointment at school or in an educational course?

Have you or your spouse/partner had significant success at work or in an educational course during the last 12 months?

Has there been a significant change in your personal finances during the last 12 months?

Has your house been broken into and/or burgled during the last 12 months?

Have you or your spouse/partner or other member of your immediate family been assaulted or mugged during the last 12 months?

Has the behavior of any member of your family been a significant problem for you during the last 12 months?

Have you or your spouse/partner had to appear in court during the last 12 months?

Have you had a pet to whom you were attached die, or get lost, or did you have to give it away during the last 12 months?

Have any other important things happened to you or to a very close friend or close family member in the last 12 months that made that period significantly different from a typical year?