Table 2.
Racial/Ethnic Comparisons on Trauma Exposure, Coping, and Symptoms
| Black (n = 81) |
Hispanic (n = 35) |
White (n = 54) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | F |
| Trauma Exposure | 5.0 | 2.3 | 4.6 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 3.46* |
| Posttrauma coping | |||||||
| Religiosity | 2.0 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 6.50* |
| Problem focused | 3.1 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0.38 |
| Avoidance | 2.9 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 0.63 |
| Positive reframe | 3.2 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.84 |
| Negative/gives up | 1.8 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 1.73 |
| PTSD | 41.7 | 15.4 | 43.8 | 15.3 | 44.4 | 12.8 | 0.64 |
| GAD | 8.6 | 5.3 | 10.2 | 6.1 | 9.7 | 6.0 | 1.24 |
| Depression | 56.9 | 10.8 | 61.4 | 11.7 | 62.5 | 10.9 | 4.73* |
Note. N = 168–170. PTSD = posttraumatic stress disorder; GAD = generalized anxiety disorder.
*
p < .05.