. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Sep 1.

Published in final edited form as: Pers Individ Dif. 2007 Sep;43(4):725–735. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2007.01.013

Table 1.

Group Comparisons between Symptom Overreporters and Non-Overreporters

	Group
Characteristics	Symptom Overreporters (mean ± SD)	Non-Overreporters (mean ± SD)	t-test	Cohen’s d
Severity - Re-experiencing	27.07 ± 5.85	23.32 ± 6.24	3.09^**	.41
Severity - Emotional numbing	18.38 ± 4.77	15.91 ± 4.96	2.55^*	.34
Severity - Avoidance	20.72 ± 5.29	16.86 ± 5.98	3.34^**	.45
Severity - Hyperarousal	27.30 ± 6.37	23.94 ± 6.24	2.74^**	.37
M-PTSD- Total Score	132.27 ± 24.93	117.51 ± 20.98	3.50^**	.47
BDI- Anhedonia Scale	5.48 ± 2.39	4.11 ± 1.90	3.54^***	.47

Notes.

p < .05.

^**

p < .01.

^***

p < .001.

N = 30 for symptom overreporters and 197 for non-overreporters. Severity = Intensity + frequency of symptoms endorsed on the CAPS.