Table. 2. Main Effects of Health Status and Adaptive Style on Child Self-Report of Posttraumatic Stress.
| Repressors | Low Anx. | High Anx. | Def. High Anxious | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | F Adaptive Style |
F Health Status |
|
| Re-experiencing/Intrusion (Total) | 2.27 (2.7)a | 2.52 (3.2)a | 6.65 (5.7)b | 5.25 (4.2)b | 17.67** | |
| Cancer | 1.96 (2.8) | 1.81 (2.4) | 6.40 (5.9) | 4.76 (3.6) | 4.17* | |
| Control | 3.19 (2.4) | 3.49 (3.8) | 7.06 (5.3) | 6.70 (5.5) | ||
| Avoidance/Numbing (Total) | 3.76 (4.1)a | 3.11 (4.3)a | 9.00 (7.2)b | 7.66 (5.8)b | 18.73** | |
| Cancer | 4.33 (4.4) | 3.65 (4.4) | 9.55 (6.8) | 8.52 (5.4) | 5.75* | |
| Control | 2.16 (2.4) | 2.32 (3.9) | 8.00 (7.9) | 4.89 (6.5) | ||
| Arousal (Total) | 4.65 (3.1)a | 4.09 (3.2)a | 8.16 (4.1)b | 7.15 (3.8)c | 19.53** | |
| Cancer | 4.83 (3.3) | 3.94 (2.9) | 8.1 (3.7) | 7.56 (3.9) | ns | |
| Control | 4.13 (2.6) | 4.31 (3.7) | 8.25 (4.6) | 6.00 (3.4) | ||
| Total Score (Total) | 11.24 (8.5)a | 10.21 (9.2)a | 25.84 (15.7)b | 20.44 (12.2)c | 26.66** | |
| Cancer | 11.65 (9.2) | 9.73 (7.8) | 25.84 (15.0) | 21.59 (11.4) | ns | |
| Control | 9.89 (5.9) | 10.88 (10.9) | 25.83 (17.0) | 16.78 (14.4) | ||
a,b,c Indicates a significant group difference where means with different subscripts are significantly different,
*
p < .05;
**
p < .001;
ns = not significant.