Stressful events and coping strategies associated with symptoms of depression: A Japanese general population survey.

•We investigated the associations of stressful events and stress-coping strategies with symptoms of depression in the Japanese adult population.•The prevalence of symptoms of depression increased with the number of stressful events.•Some stressful events and stress-coping strategies have stronger associations with symptoms of depression compared with experiencing multiple stressful events.•Our findings suggest the importance of focusing on types of stressful events and stress-coping strategies in the development of preventive strategies for major depression.