Table 2. Item-Level Statistics for the Significant Others' Responses to Trauma Scale (SORTS).
| Item | M | SD | Median | Range | Item-total correlation (20-question version) | Item-total correlation (18-question version) | Item-total correlation (14-question version) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1a. Encourage ___ to talk about his/her traumatic event(s)? | 3.02 | 1.06 | 3.00 | 0-4 | .06 | - | - |
| 1b. How much effort did you put into encouraging him/her to talk about the traumatic event(s)? | 2.76 | 1.25 | 3.00 | 0-4 | .18 | - | - |
| 2a. Encourage ___ to avoid people, places, situations, or feelings that reminded him/her of the traumatic event(s)? | .59 | 0.86 | 0.00 | 0-3 | .26 | .26 | - |
| 2b. How much effort did you put into encouraging him/her to avoid these reminders? | .57 | 0.83 | 0.00 | 0-3 | .46 | .46 | - |
| 3a. Try to distract ___ when he/she talked about disturbing dreams about his/her traumatic event(s)? | .20 | 0.54 | 0.00 | 0-3 | .35 | .37 | - |
| 3b. How much effort did you put into distracting him/her from the disturbing dreams? | .33 | 0.90 | 0.00 | 0-4 | .20 | .20 | - |
| 4a. Avoid ___ because of his/her irritable or angry mood? | 1.33 | 1.30 | 1.00 | 0-4 | .57 | .53 | .54 |
| 4b. How much does your avoidance of ___ due to his/her irritable or angry mood bother you? | 1.39 | 1.36 | 1.00 | 0-4 | .59 | .56 | .57 |
| 5a. Avoid being physically close with ___ because of his/her discomfort? | 1.00 | 1.25 | 0.50 | 0-4 | .52 | .50 | .42 |
| 5b. How much does your avoidance of physical contact with ___ bother you? | 1.21 | 1.52 | 0.00 | 0-4 | .50 | .49 | .40 |
| 6a. Cancel or rearrange plans or social activities because ___ did not want to do them? | 0.93 | 0.98 | 1.00 | 0-4 | .45 | .49 | .47 |
| 6b. How much does this cancelling or rearranging of plans or activities bother you? | 1.28 | 1.42 | 1.00 | 0-4 | .37 | .37 | .35 |
| 7a. Encourage ___ to think about his/her traumatic event(s)? | 3.46 | 0.75 | 4.00 | 1-4 | -.36 | - | - |
| 7b. How much effort did you put into encouraging him/her to think about the traumatic event(s)? | 3.37 | 0.85 | 4.00 | 0-4 | -.27 | - | - |
| 8a. Avoid doing things, going places, or seeing people with ___ that make him/her anxious or uncomfortable? | 0.67 | 1.06 | 0.00 | 0-4 | .43 | .45 | .44 |
| 8b. How much does this avoidance bother you? | 0.74 | 1.32 | 0.00 | 0-4 | .50 | .52 | .51 |
| 9a. “Bite your tongue” or hold back from trying to discuss any relationship issues with ___? | 1.50 | 1.26 | 1.00 | 0-4 | .52 | .55 | .54 |
| 9b. How much dos this “biting your tongue” or holding back bother you? | 1.61 | 1.29 | 2.00 | 0-4 | .41 | .44 | .44 |
| 10a. Take over a task or chore for ___ that he/she is uncomfortable doing because of his/her traumatic event? | 0.59 | 0.96 | 0.00 | 0-3 | .37 | .41 | .39 |
| 10b. How much does this taking over tasks and chores bother you? | 0.39 | 0.95 | 0.00 | 0-4 | .44 | .45 | .46 |
| 11a. Help ___ with a task because he/she was having trouble concentrating? | 1.28 | 1.17 | 1.00 | 0-4 | .48 | .53 | .56 |
| 11b. How much does this helping bother you? | 0.70 | 1.05 | 0.00 | 0-4 | .66 | .69 | .71 |
| 12a. Make excuses to others for ___ 's behavior or try to manage his/her relationships with other people? | 0.89 | 0.99 | 1.00 | 0-4 | .50 | .54 | .59 |
| 12b. How much does this making excuses or managing relationships bother you? | 1.20 | 1.36 | 1.00 | 0-4 | .64 | .68 | .72 |
| 13a. “Tiptoe” around ___ so as not to anger him/her? | 1.39 | 1.32 | 1.00 | 0-4 | .71 | .73 | .75 |
| 13b. How much does this “tip-toeing” around bother you? | 1.59 | 1.45 | 2.00 | 0-4 | .67 | .67 | .68 |
| 14a. Avoid discussing events related to ___ 's traumatic event(s) in front of him/her to avoid his/her becoming upset? | 0.80 | 1.29 | 0.00 | 0-4 | .45 | .46 | .48 |
| 14b. How much does this avoidance bother you? | 0.30 | 0.70 | 0.00 | 0-3 | .49 | .54 | .58 |
| 15a. Not share your own feelings or concerns with ___ due to concerns that he/she would become upset? | 1.61 | 1.34 | 1.00 | 0-4 | .63 | .66 | .68 |
| 15b. How much does this not sharing bother you? | 1.65 | 1.29 | 2.00 | 0-4 | .56 | .58 | .57 |
| 16a. Change your routine due to ___'s difficulties? | 1.28 | 1.31 | 1.00 | 0-4 | .71 | .72 | .73 |
| 16b. How much does this changing your routine bother you? | 1.15 | 1.37 | 1.00 | 0-4 | .82 | .81 | .82 |
| 17a. How much have you modified your leisure activities due to ___'s difficulties? | 1.26 | 1.29 | 1.00 | 0-4 | .63 | .63 | .66 |
| 17b. How much does this bother you? | 1.15 | 1.35 | 1.00 | 0-4 | .67 | .66 | .71 |
| 18a. Sleep in a different bed from ___ due to his/her trauma-related nightmares or sleep disturbances? | 0.59 | 1.29 | 0.00 | 0-4 | .43 | .42 | - |
| 18b. How much does this sleeping in different beds bother you? | 0.54 | 1.19 | 0.00 | 0-4 | .29 | .26 | - |
| 19a. Give up control to ___ because of his/her desire to be in charge? | 1.16 | 1.28 | 1.00 | 0-4 | .32 | .31 | .33 |
| 19b. How much does this giving up control bother you? | 1.09 | 1.29 | 1.00 | 0-4 | .40 | .37 | .39 |
| 20a. Avoid physical intimacy with ___ because of his/her discomfort? | 1.20 | 1.42 | 1.00 | 0-4 | .47 | .45 | - |
| 20b. How much does this avoidance of physical intimacy bother you? | 0.91 | 1.23 | 2.00 | 0-4 | .30 | .29 | - |
Note. Items retained for the 14-question version are bolded.