Skip to main content
. 2014 Oct 23;9(10):e110898. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0110898

Table 3. Average PTSSC-15 total score (by grade, gender, or period).

Grade group Gender Months after disaster
2011 2012 2013 F P value
After 8 months After 20 months After 30 months
M SD N M SD N M SD N
Kindergartners Boys 15.1 12.5 119 13.2 11.6 111 15.8 13 95 Gender ×Period 0.021 N.S.
Girls 15.7 12.8 127 14.2 12.5 127 16.4 10.7 123 Period 2.415 N.S.
Gender 0.64 N.S.
1st–3rd grade Boys 17.4 12.8 1866 16.4 12.9 1632 15.8 12.5 1592 Gender ×Period 0.212 N.S.
Girls 18.2 12.8 1736 16.8 12.6 1581 16.4 12.7 1615 Period 16.18 <0.0001
Gender 5.721 <0.05
4th–6th grade Boys 19.6 14.4 1975 17.9 13.9 1792 18.7 14 1854 Gender ×Period 2.832 N.S.
Girls 21.7 14.7 1973 18.6 14 1798 19.5 13.9 1807 Period 27.5 <0.0001
Gender 20.06 <0.0001
7th–9th grade Boys 21.3 14.7 1979 19.5 14 1767 20 14.2 1893 Gender ×Period 0.555 N.S.
Girls 26 15.5 1864 23.7 14.8 1789 24.9 15.1 1833 Period 18.11 <0.0001
Gender 270.9 <0.0001

M, mean; SD, standard deviation; N, number of cases; N.S., not significant.