Table 2.
Comparison of means (standard deviation) for Posttraumatic Growth and Posttraumatic Stress (n=165)
| Post-Traumatic Growth (PTGI) Score | Post-Traumatic Stress (PDS) Severity Score | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall (Range: 0~105) |
Relating to others (0~35) |
New possibilities (0~25) |
Personal strength (0~20) |
Spiritual change (0~10) |
Appreciation of life (0~15) |
Overall (Range: 0~51) |
Re- experiencing (0~15) |
Avoidance (0~21) |
Arousal (0~15) |
|
| All (n=165) | 67.3 (24.3) | 23.1 (8.8) | 14.2 (6.8) | 13.8 (4.9) | 5.4 (3.7) | 10.8 (4.0) | 10.6 (9.7) | 2.8 (3.4) | 4.2 (4.4) | 3.6 (3.3) |
| Gender | ||||||||||
| Female | 69.5 (22.9) | 24.5 (7.7) | 14.6 (7.0) | 14.2 (4.9) | 5.4 (3.7) | 11.3 (3.8) | 11.1 (10.4) | 3.1 (3.5) | 4.3 (4.8) | 3.7 (3.4) |
| Male | 65.6 (25.1) | 22.0 (9.4) | 13.8 (6.7) | 13.5 (4.9) | 5.4 (3.7) | 10.4 (4.2) | 10.2 (9.1) | 2.6 (3.3) | 4.1 (4.1) | 3.6 (3.2) |
| Race | ||||||||||
| White | 64.4 (24.8) | 22.5 (9.1) | 12.4 (6.9) | 13.6 (5.2) | 4.7 (4.0) | 10.8 (3.9) | 9.6 (9.1) | 2.4 (3.1) | 3.7 (4.3) | 3.4 (2.9) |
| Non-white | 69.9 (23.4) | 23.7 (8.5) | 15.7 (6.4) | 14.1 (4.7) | 6.0 (3.3) | 10.8 (4.2) | 11.4 (10.3) | 3.1 (3.6) | 4.5 (4.6) | 3.9 (3.5) |
| Relationship status | ||||||||||
| No | 65.2 (25.1) | 22.0 (9.3) | 14.3 (6.8) | 13.7 (5.3) | 4.9 (3.7) | 10.5 (4.3) | 10.9 (9.9) | 2.8 (3.5) | 4.5 (4.7) | 3.6 (3.1) |
| Yes | 71.6 (21.6) | 25.2 (7.2) | 14.2 (7.0) | 14.3 (4.0) | 6.3 (3.5) | 11.7 (3.2) | 10.5 (9.5) | 3.0 (3.3) | 3.8 (4.0) | 3.8 (3.6) |
| Age | ||||||||||
| 14–17 | 68.9 (24.4) | 23.2 (8.8) | 15.3 (6.7) | 14.3 (4.8) | 5.8 (3.6) | 10.8 (4.3) | 10.2 (9.1) | 2.5 (3.1) | 4.0 (4.4) | 3.6 (3.2) |
| 18–25 | 64.0 (23.5) | 21.4 (8.9) | 13.7 (7.5) | 13.6 (4.7) | 3.8 (3.9) | 10.2 (4.0) | 11.8 (11.0) | 3.2 (3.8) | 4.8 (5.1) | 3.7 (3.5) |
| 26+ | 67.4 (24.2) | 24.1 (8.6) | 12.9 (6.5) | 13.4 (5.1) | 5.8 (3.4) | 11.3 (3.7) | 10.4 (9.8) | 3.1 (3.5) | 4.0 (4.1) | 3.6 (3.3) |
| Severity of disease | ||||||||||
| <50% survival | 64.5 (27.0) | 22.0 (9.7) | 13.9 (7.1) | 13.2 (5.0) | 5.0 (3.9) | 10.2 (4.5) | 10.2 (8.9) | 2.3 (3.1) | 4.3 (4.1) | 3.6 (3.3) |
| 50–80% survival | 69.4 (22.2) | 24.0 (7.9) | 14.7 (6.5) | 14.5 (4.4) | 5.7 (3.7) | 11.4 (3.8) | 9.5 (8.6) | 2.6 (2.9) | 3.7 (4.0) | 3.4 (3.1) |
| 80–100% survival | 67.8 (23.4) | 23.1 (8.9) | 13.9 (7.0) | 13.7 (5.4) | 5.4 (3.4) | 10.8 (3.9) | 12.6 (11.8) | 3.8 (4.1) | 4.8 (5.3) | 4.1 (3.6) |
| Treatment status | ||||||||||
| Off treatment | 69.7 (24.7) | 23.6 (9.2) | 15.0 (7.0) | 14.1 (4.9) | 5.8 (3.7) | 11.0 (4.1) | 9.0 (9.3) | 2.7 (3.3) | 3.2 (4.1) | 3.2 (3.1) |
| On treatment | 65.0 (23.3) | 22.7 (8.3) | 13.4 (6.6) | 13.5 (4.9) | 5.0 (3.6) | 10.7 (4.0) | 12.3 (9.9) | 3.0 (3.5) | 5.2 (4.5) | 4.1 (3.4) |
BOLD figures indicate statistically significant difference at p<.008, with Bonferroni correction or multiple comparisons