Table 1.
Group characteristics
| Demographic variable | CC (n = 22), M (SD) | GC/GG (n = 27), M (SD) | t |
| Age | 37.6 (11.5) | 39.6 (13.2) | −0.6 |
| No. different traumas (TEI) | 5.7 (3.0) | 6.8 (7.2) | −0.7 |
| Childhood trauma (CTQ) | 44.5 (19.1) | 42.8 (15.1) | 0.3 |
| Emotional abuse | 8.8 (4.0) | 9.3 (3.7) | −0.5 |
| Physical abuse | 7.9 (3.1) | 7.7 (3.7) | 0.2 |
| Sexual abuse | 10.3 (6.4) | 9.9 (6.0) | 0.2 |
| PTSD symptoms (PSS) | 14.6 (11.7) | 16.3 (12.5) | −0.5 |
| Intrusive | 3.7 (3.3) | 3.9 (3.7) | −0.2 |
| Avoidance/numbing | 5.5 (5.3) | 7.0 (5.5) | −0.9 |
| Hyperarousal | 5.4 (4.4) | 5.4 (4.2) | 0.0 |
| Depression symptoms (BDI) | 12.4 (10.3) | 13.7 (11.7) | −0.4 |
| State anxiety (STAI) | 34.1(10.4) | 33.6(10.6) | 0.2 |
| Trait anxiety (STAI) | 39.2(10.1) | 36.1(9.3) | 1.1 |
| Years education, % | Mann–Whitney U | ||
| <12th grade | 9.5 | 7.4 | −1.8 |
| 12th grade/high school graduate | 52.4 | 18.5 | |
| General Educational Development | 19.0 | 48.1 | |
| Some college/technical school | 9.5 | 11.1 | |
| College/tech school graduate | 9.5 | 14.8 | |
| Monthly income | |||
| $0–249 | 20.0 | 18.5 | |
| $250–499 | 10.0 | 11.1 | |
| $500–999 | 30.0 | 40.7 | |
| $1,000–1,999 | 35.0 | 11.1 | |
| $2,000+ | 5.0 | 18.5 |