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. 2009 Sep 13;37(3):531–537. doi: 10.1093/schbul/sbp096

Table 2.

WMS-III Verbal Memory Task Scores of Participants in the Childhood Trauma Group and the No Childhood Trauma Group

Trauma Group, n = 38, Mean (SD) No Trauma Group, n = 47, Mean (SD) F P η2
WMS-III logical memory
    Immediate recall 6.41 (3.33) 7.44 (3.66) 2.832 .044* 0.099
    Delayed recall 6.27 (2.75) 7.64 (3.34) 2.85 .043* 0.1
    Recognition 20.43 (4.05) 22.02 (4.48) 1.23 .304 0.046
    % Retention 7.62 (3.61) 8.47 (3.51) 1.137 .326 0.028
WMS-III word lists
    Immediate recall 6.46 (3.06) 6.22 (4.18) 2.223 .092 0.08
    Delayed recall 9.22 (2.94) 8.96 (3.44) 0.339 .797 0.013
    Recognition 8.95 (3.04) 8.51 (4.03) 3.295 .025* 0.114
    % Retention 10.14 (3.37) 9.56 (3.96) 0.185 .906 0.007
WMS-III letter-number sequencing
    Total score 7.92 (2.19) 8.58 (3.34) 6.000 .001** 0.189

Note: All results are shown as a multivariate analysis of covariance (covarying for IQ and current levels of depression). WMS-III, Wechsler Memory Scale-Third Edition.

*Significant at P <.05; **significant at P <.001.