Table 2.
History of traumatic life eventsa and PTSD status among trauma-exposed patients (N =321)
| PTSD status |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I. PTSD-current (n = 94) M (SD) |
II. PTSD-past (n = 87) M (SD) |
III. PTSD-resistant (n = 140) M (SD) |
Omnibus test |
Pairwise differencesb |
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| F | P | |||||
| Interpersonal traumac | 3.81 (6.97) | 2.78 (4.72) | 1.43 (3.66) | 6.25 | .002 | I > III, II > III |
| Noninterpersonal trauma | 2.4 (1.5) | 2.2 (1.7) | 2.1 (1.5) | 1.03 | .36 | – |
| Age at first traumad | 24.0 (16.7) | 25.4 (16.3) | 27.7 (15.3) | 1.43 | .24 | – |
PTSD, posttraumatic stress disorder.
Assessed with the Life Events Checklist and additional items measuring exposure to 9–11 trauma (being below 14th St; in the WTC on 9/11, or lost a loved one on 9/11).
Pairwise differences significant at P <.05 are displayed. Pairwise tests were conducted only when the omnibus test was significant at P <.05.
Observed ranges of the number of times participants reported ever experiencing sexual/physical assault or abuse events: PTSD-current: 0–31; PTSD-past: 0–21; PTSD-resistant: 0–30.
Observed ranges of age at first trauma: PTSD-current: 1–67; PTSD-past: 3–74; PTSD-resistant: 3–69. Current versus resistant: t[128.03] = −3.04, P = .003; past versus resistant: t[149.90] = −2.78, P = .02.