Potentially Traumatic Life Events and Mental Health Survey from Northwestern Germany

A cross-sectional population-based study of 354 adults from Northwestern Germany assessed the relationship between potentially traumatic life events (PTEs), resilience, and mental health conditions. The dataset includes survey results on sociodemographic factors, resilience (BRS), depression (PHQ-9), and PTEs (LEC-5). It was authored by Felix Sisenop and last updated on May 12, 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze the association between specific PTE clusters (accidental/injury, loss/life-threatening, victimization, war/conflict) and depression/anxiety scores.
• Investigate the moderating effect of resilience scores on the relationship between PTEs and mental health outcomes.
• Model mental health risk factors based on cumulative and type-specific exposure to traumatic events.
• Benchmark mental health prevalence (depression 16.1%, anxiety 11.9%) in a rural German adult population.

Strengths

• Includes data from 354 adult participants, providing a sample size for analysis.
• Reports specific prevalence rates for depression (16.1%, n=57) and anxiety (11.9%, n=42).
• Identifies four distinct PTE clusters with participant counts (e.g., accidental/injury n=300).
• Uses validated instruments: BRS for resilience, PHQ-9 for depression, LEC-5 for PTEs.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data is from a single cross-sectional study in Northwestern Germany, which may limit generalizability.

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Cross-sectional population-based survey.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-12 05:01:15; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Northwestern Germany