Table 4.

Group Differences on AMQ Variables for Word-cued, Important, Positive and Stressful Memories

Variable	Word Cued			Important			Positive			Stressful
	Means		t-test	Means		t-test	Means		t-test	Means		t-test
	Control	PTSD		Control	PTSD		Control	PTSD		Control	PTSD
Emotions
Intensity	3.66	4.84	4.87****	4.18	5.41	4.72****	4.61	5.73	3.92***	4.77	6.21	5.94****
Reaction	3.08	4.38	4.61****	3.57	4.96	4.38****	3.78	5.07	3.57***	3.76	5.51	5.56****
Valence	0.89	0.72	−0.90	1.34	1.33	−0.04	2.03	2.50	2.47*	−1.25	−1.84	−1.96
Rehearsal
Rehearsal	3.48	4.02	2.54*	4.04	4.93	3.69***	4.38	5.43	4.09****	4.47	5.17	2.57*
Involuntary	2.81	3.56	3.05**	3.05	4.39	4.55****	3.31	4.66	4.20****	3.48	4.96	4.73****
Centrality
Life-Story	3.66	4.67	3.77***	5.25	5.93	2.64**	5.58	6.37	3.20**	5.37	6.27	3.30**
Sensory and Language Processes
See	5.06	5.73	3.07**	5.27	5.94	3.17**	5.51	5.94	1.79	5.42	6.07	2.85**
Field	5.96	6.11	0.75	6.00	6.25	1.21	6.11	6.39	1.23	6.11	6.19	0.31
Setting	5.14	5.72	2.90**	5.44	5.95	2.47*	5.67	6.00	1.42	5.48	6.04	2.53*
Hear	3.60	4.84	4.69****	4.05	5.03	3.41***	4.44	5.42	3.09**	4.61	5.41	2.59*
Smell	2.56	3.69	3.88***	2.38	3.41	2.99**	2.65	3.54	2.21*	2.55	3.56	2.68**
In-Words	3.23	3.71	1.49	3.73	4.18	1.23	3.83	4.48	1.61	4.01	4.43	1.07
Narrative
Story	4.58	5.28	2.50*	5.15	5.70	2.06*	5.35	5.80	1.50	5.26	5.83	1.82
Pieces	3.03	3.45	1.38	2.93	3.25	0.95	2.89	3.18	0.75	2.93	3.68	2.03*
Metacognitive Judgments
Reliving	4.08	4.84	3.09**	4.31	5.40	3.96****	4.83	5.79	3.56***	4.44	5.72	4.29****
Belief	5.89	6.53	3.11**	6.19	6.72	2.99**	6.22	6.75	2.73**	6.21	6.71	2.80**
Reported Properties of Events
Specific	0.60	0.52	−1.62	0.66	0.60	−0.97	0.65	0.53	−1.67	0.61	0.55	−0.87
Age-of-Memory1	18.22	20.68	1.18	19.65	16.90	−1.40	16.42	15.11	−0.60	14.33	17.03	1.32

Note:

^*p < .05,

^**p < .01,

^***p < .001,

^****p < .0001.

All t-test have 115 df.

¹years between the event and the testing.