Table 3.

Pre-attack stress-load, appraisal and coping predicting 9/11-specific appraisals and coping

	9/11-specific
	Threat appraisal		Positive appraisal		Active coping		Avoidant coping
Predictors	β	ΔR2	β	ΔR2	β	ΔR2	β	ΔR2
Step 1: Controls		.09*		.02		.05		.08*
Age	−.19*		.01		−.12		−.22**
Gender1	.06		−.11		−.06		.10
Time since previous interview	−.15		.01		−.03		−.02
Time since 9/11	−.12		.01		−.05		−.09
Pre-attack Symptomatology	.18*		.05		.17		.12
Step 2: Indirect exposure		.00		.00		.01		.04*
Knowing someone	−.05		.03		−.01		−.03
Media exposure	.02		−.06		−.10		−.19*
Step 3: Pre-attack stress-load	.19*	.03*	−.01	.00	−.01	.00	.20*	.03*
Step 4: Pre-attack appraisal and coping		.10**		.10**		.11*		.12**
Threat appraisal style	.30*		−.12		−.08		.19
Positive appraisal style	−.17		.24*		.22		.14
Active coping style	.21		.04		.01		−.29*
Avoidant coping style	−.00		.15		.20		.32**

¹Girl = 1, boy = 2.

^*p < .05

^**p < .01.