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Published in final edited form as: Am J Orthopsychiatry. 2009 Oct;79(4):461–468. doi: 10.1037/a0016657

Table 2.

Bivariate Correlations between Symptom Severity and Aggression

	Partnered Veterans (n = 161)				Non-Partnered Veterans (n = 75)

	Partner Aggression		General Aggression		General Aggression

	Physical	Psychological	Physical	Psychological	Physical	Psychological
BDI2	.17^*	.25^**	.21^*	.26^**	.32^*	.45^**
CES	.08	.12	.11	.17^*	−.13	−.05
MISS total	.19^*	.23^**	.24^**	.33^**	.38^**	.43^**
Reexperiencing/avoidance	.24^**	.13	.24^**	.32^**	.29^*	.27^*
Withdrawal/numbing	.13	.20^*	.12	.25^**	.33^**	.41^**
Arousal/lack of control	.18^*	.35^**	.30^**	.38^**	.42^**	.52^**
Self-persecution	.03	.09	.17^*	.10	.26^*	.24^*

Note. Abbreviations: BDI2, Beck Depression Inventory, 2^nd Edition; CES, Combat Exposure Scale; MISS, Mississippi Combat-Related PTSD Scale.

^*

p < .05.

^**

p < .01.