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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Soc Issues. 2014 Jun 11;70(2):241–255. doi: 10.1111/josi.12058

Table 2.

Vigilance Item Black White T-test Statistic,
p-value
Think in advance about problems 1.31 1.24 −0.84 p = 0.68
Prepare for insults 0.71 0.55 −2.04 p < 0.05
Careful of appearance 1.12 0.64 −5.60 p < 0.001
Watch what and how you say 1.64 1.22 −4.86 p < 0.001
Observe what happens around you 2.34 2.09 3.31 p = 0.001
Mean total vigilance score mean=7.10 mean=5.73 p < 0.05
PHQ-9 score of 10 or more (%) 70 (15.8) 75 (27.2) Chi2 = 13.5 p < 0.001
Vigilance score above median (%) 241 (54.5) 105 (38.0) Chi2 = 18.5 p < 0.001

Note. Scoring: 0 (never), 1 (often), 2 (sometimes), 3 (always).

Vigilance Scale: median score = 6; mean = 6.6; range 0 to 15;

Cronbach’s alpha = .69