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. 2023 Nov 20;5:1265120. doi: 10.3389/fdgth.2023.1265120

Table 5.

Stress responsivity and social support measures means and baseline, mid-study, and post-study t-tests (n = 91).

Stress responsivity measures Mean SDa SEb 95% CIc t-test df d p-valuee
PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5)
Baseline 21.19 16.08 1.71
Mid-study 18.43 15.92 1.70
Post-study 16.85 15.62 1.66
Baseline to mid-study 2.76f 12.38 1.32 .14 ± 5.38 2.09 87 .039
Mid-study to post-study 1.87f 10.93 1.16 −.44 ± 4.17 1.61 88 .111
Baseline to post-study 4.70f 15.27 1.61 1.50 ± 7.90 2.92 89 .004
Perceived Stress Reactivity Scale (PSRS)
Baseline 25.46 6.96 0.73
Mid-study 24.05 7.43 0.78
Post-study 22.70 7.79 0.82
Baseline to mid-study 1.41f 4.28 0.45 .52 ± 2.30 3.14 90 .002
Mid-study to post-study 1.35f 4.35 0.46 .45 ± 2.26 2.97 90 .004
Baseline to post-study 2.76f 5.34 0.56 1.64 ± 3.87 4.93 90 <.001
Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS)
Baseline 5.52 1.11 0.12
Mid-study 5.56 1.12 0.12
Post-study 5.72 1.09 0.11
Baseline to mid-study −0.04f 1.19 0.12 −.29 ± .21 −.32 90 .749
Mid-study to post-study −0.16f 1.04 0.11 −37 ± .06 −1.44 90 .154
Baseline to post-study −0.20f 1.05 0.11 −.41 ± .021 −1.79 90 .077
Perceived Community Support Questionnaire (PCSQ)
Baseline 43.84 10.47 1.11
Mid-study 43.38 10.78 1.14
Post-study 41.97 12.24 1.30
Baseline to mid-study 0.46f 9.95 1.05 −1.63 ± 2.56 .44 88 .663
Mid-study to post-study 1.45f 7.28 0.78 −09 ± 3.00 1.87 87 .064
Baseline to post-study 2.16f 11.17 1.18 −.18 ± 4.49 1.83 89 .070
a

Standard deviation.

b

Standard error.

c

Confidence interval of the difference.

d

Degrees of freedom.

e

We used an alpha level of.05, two-tailed.

f

Mean difference.