Table 3. T-Test Comparisons of Psychological, Demographic, and Medical Characteristics of Mothers and Fathers With and Without Elevated PTSS.

	Without elevated PTSS		With elevated PTSS
	M	SD	M	SD	t	d	p
Mothers	(n = 110)		(n =78)
IES-R intrusion	7.5	4.6	18.0	3.7	−17.4**	−2.5	<.001
IES-R avoidance	5.2	3.5	13.0	5.4	−11.3**	−1.8	<.001
IES-R hyperarousal	4.6	3.1	15.1	4.4	−18.3**	−2.8	<.001
IES-R Total PTSS	17.3	8.7	46.1	8.3	−22.9**	−3.4	<.001
BDIII depressive symptoms	9.7	7.1	21.4	9.9	−8.7**	−1.4	<.001
BAI anxiety symptoms	6.2	5.9	18.2	9.0	−10.3**	−1.6	<.001
Number of days between child's diagnosis and assessment	56.7	35.7	45.8	30.1	2.20	.33	.03
Child's age	11.1	3.6	10.0	4.1	1.94	.29	.05
Years of education	16.2	3.8	15.3	3.7	1.67	.24	.10
Annual family income	2.8	1.4	2.4	1.3	2.16	.30	.03
SES	38.9	22.4	36.3	22.2	0.79	.12	.43
Fathers	(n = 65)		(n = 28)
IES-R intrusion	7.2	4.6	17.7	3.0	−13.1**	−2.8	<.001
IES-R avoidance	4.9	3.5	14.7	3.8	−12.1**	−2.7	<.001
IES-R hyperarousal	4.5	3.2	15.1	5.0	−10.4**	−2.6	<.001
IES-R total PTSS	16.6	9.2	47.5	9.3	−14.8**	−3.3	<.001
BDI-II depressive symptoms	8.7	7.2	19.0	10.4	−5.51**	−1.2	<.001
BAI anxiety symptoms	5.2	5.8	14.5	9.9	−4.65**	−1.2	<.001
Number of days between child's diagnosis and assessment	46.2	28.5	43.7	32.3	0.38	.08	.70
Child's age	10.4	4.1	10.6	3.2	−0.30	−.05	.77
Years of education	16.5	4.3	14.1	3.7	2.47	.60	.01
Annual family income	3.0	1.3	2.9	1.4	0.53	.07	.60
SES	54.5	21.6	44.9	16.8	2.03	.50	.03

Note. Bonferroni adjusted; Elevated PTSS = total IES-R > 34 and symptoms endorsed at a 3 or greater to meet DSM–IV criteria; Annual family income: Scores of 2 corresponded to family income between $25,000−50,000; scores of 3 corresponded to family income between $50,000−75,000.

^**p < .004.