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Stress (LDI)
The Long-term Difficulties Inventory (LDI)1) is a self-report questionnaire to measure long-term difficulties. It consists of 12 items referring to aspects of life, including housing, work, social relationships, free time, finances, health, school/study, and religion.
Background and Validation
Respondents have to indicate for each aspect how they experienced these aspects with respect to difficulty and stress in the last 12 months, on a three-point scale:
| Answer | Score |
|---|---|
| Not stressful | 0 |
| Slightly stressful | 1 |
| Very stressful | 2 |
Item scores are summed to derive a total score2).
Construct validity of the LDI was indicated by the positive association between the LDI scored (12 months) and:
- Psychological distress
- Mental health problems
- Neurotiscism
The validation and the reliability of the LDI was performed in a study by Rosmalen et al.3)
Variables
The following variables from the LDI are collected in Lifelines. The same question is asked in relation to the above-mentioned aspects of the LDI, this question is:
| English | Dutch |
|---|---|
| To what extent did you experience difficulties and stress related to this aspect of your life? | In welke mate hebt u afgelopen jaar moeilijkheden en stress ervaren met betrekking tot dit aspect van het leven? |
The following aspects in combination with the questions are described below:
| Questions English | Questions Dutch | Variable | Assessment | Age |
| Home and living (e.g. accommodation too small, could not find a home, noise) | Woning en wonen (bv. te kleine behuizing, kon geen woning vinden, lawaai) | GLLM1 | 1A 2B QACT | 18+ |
| At or with work (e.g. too demanding, conflicts with boss, (imminent) dismissal) | Op en met het werk (bv. te veeleisend, conflicten met chef, (dreigend) ontslag) | GLLM2 | 1A 2B QACT | 18+ |
| Relationship with friends or acquaintances (e.g. quarrels, lack of support) | Relatie met vrienden of goede kennissen (bv. ruzies, te weinig steun) | GLLM3 | 1A 2B QACT | 18+ |
| Relationship with your partner (e.g. jealousy, conflicts, doubt about the relationship, quarrels) | Uw partnerrelatie (bv. jaloezie, conflicten, twijfel aan relatie, ruzies) | GLLM4 | 1A 2B QACT | 18+ |
| Relationship with your children (e.g. frequent conflicts, lack of respect for you) | Relatie met uw kinderen (bv. vaak conflicten, weinig respect voor u tonen) | GLLM5 | 1A 2B QACT | 18+ |
| Relationship with your parents (e.g. frequent conflicts, lack of acceptance) | Relatie met uw ouders (bv. regelmatig conflicten, gebrek aan acceptatie) | GLLM6 | 1A 2B QACT | 18+ |
| Relationship with other relatives (e.g. conflicts, lack of acceptance) | Relaties met andere familieleden (bv. conflicten, gebrek aan acceptatie) | GLLM7 | 1A 2B QACT | 18+ |
| Free time (e.g. too little or too much free time) | Vrije tijd (bv. te weinig, te veel vrije tijd) | GLLM8 | 1A 2B QACT | 18+ |
| Finances (e.g. major debts, insufficient income) | Financiën (bv. grote schulden, ontoereikend inkomen) | GLLM9 | 1A 2B QACT | 18+ |
| Your health (e.g. regularly ill, longer-term disorders) | Uw gezondheid (bv. regelmatig ziekelijk, langerdurende ziekten) | GLLM10 | QACT | 18+ |
| School/study (too difficult, cannot be combined with other tasks) | School/studie (bv. te zwaar, niet te combineren met andere taken) | GLLM11 | QACT | 18+ |
| Faith, church or religion (e.g. doubt, conflicts with your minister) | Geloof, kerk of godsdienst (bv. twijfel, conflicten met dominee) | GLLM12 | QACT | 18+ |
