Table 4.
Means and (standard deviations) for participant characteristics
| British | Asian | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PTSD | No PTSD | PTSD | No PTSD | |
| (n = 15) | (n = 33) | (n = 19) | (n = 28) | |
| Gender (n) | Male = 7 | Male = 18 | Male = 4 | Male = 10 |
| Age (in years) | 41.60 (12.40) | 34.21 (8.30) | 33.11 (10.06) | 28.21 (8.83) |
| Years spent in UK | 40.93 (12.44) | 30.17 (8.45) | 7.13 (10.99) | 7.31 (10.01) |
| Task difficulty | 5.80 (2.17) | 4.39 (2.21) | 4.45 (1.72) | 4.57 (2.39) |
| English ability | 9.00 (1.00) | 8.58 (1.37) | 6.47 (1.90) | 6.96 (1.93) |
| Education (n) | Secondary = 7, Degree = 6, Postgrad = 2 | Secondary = 10, Degree = 14, Postgrad = 9 | Secondary = 10, Degree = 2, Postgrad = 7 | Secondary = 7, Degree = 8, Postgrad = 13 |
| PCL | 42.47 (6.99) | 22.50 (4.85) | 47.70 (12.35) | 23.89 (8.23) |
| HSCL | 35.33 (8.25) | 20.73 (4.98) | 32.74 (9.24) | 23.45 (7.69) |
| Trauma type (n) | Accident = 6 | Accident = 18 | Accident = 6 | Accident = 13 |
| Disaster = 1 | Disaster = 3 | Disaster = 6 | Disaster = 6 | |
| Combat = 2 | Combat = 6 | Assault = 5 | Combat = 1 | |
| Assault = 4 | Assault = 5 | Death = 2 | Assault = 6 | |
| Death = 1 | Death = 1 | Death = 2 | ||
Note: Secondary = Completed secondary school. Postgrad = Completed postgraduate degree. PCL = Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist. HSCL = Hopkins Symptom Checklist. Disaster = Natural Disaster. Assault includes sexual and non-sexual. Death = witness sudden death.