Table 2.
Analyses of variance and chi-square analyses examining between-group (EM vs. IR vs. HL) differences in demographic variables, trauma-related characteristics, and baseline levels of emotion dysregulation, impulsivity, and risky behaviors
| EM (n=10) |
IR (n=10) |
HL (n=10) |
Test statistic | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demographics | ||||
| Age | M =21.90, SD= 2.88 | M =21.80, SD= 3.46 | M =20.80, SD= 2.39 | F = 0.45, p = .66 |
| Annual Household Income | χ2 = 6.30, p = .18 | |||
| <30,000 | n = 6 | n = 9 | n = 5 | |
| 30,000 to 49,999 | n = 4 | n = 0 | n = 4 | |
| >50,000 | n = 0 | n = 1 | n = 1 | |
| Employment | χ2 = 4.35, p = .36 | |||
| Unemployed | n = 6 | n = 7 | n = 7 | |
| Employed Part-Time | n = 2 | n = 3 | n = 3 | |
| Employed Full-Time | n = 2 | n = 0 | n = 0 | |
| PTSD | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Test statistic |
| Total CAPS | 58.30 (23.05) | 68.30 (33.25) | 59.50 (31.30) | F = 0.34, p = .71 |
| CAPS Re-Experiencing | 14.40 (5.70) | 20.50 (9.66) | 16.00 (10.10) | F = 1.32, p = .29 |
| CAPS Avoidance | 26.70 (11.05) | 27.50 (12.83) | 24.30 (12.93) | F = 0.18, p = .83 |
| CAPS Hyperarousal | 17.20 (9.09) | 20.30 (11.40) | 19.20 (9.28) | F = 0.25, p = .78 |
| Time since sexual assault (yrs) | 3.13 (2.55) | 5.00 (2.45) | 3.40 (1.84) | F = 1.92, p = .17 |
| Perpetrator type | χ2 = 3.57, p = .89 | |||
| Family member | n = 3 | n = 4 | n = 2 | |
| Boyfriend/husband | n = 2 | n = 1 | n = 1 | |
| Friend | n = 3 | n = 1 | n = 2 | |
| Acquaintance | n = 1 | n = 2 | n = 3 | |
| Stranger | n = 1 | n = 2 | n = 2 | |
| DERS | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Test statistic |
| Overall DERS | 117.80 (32.02) | 113.40 (40.55) | 113.90 (34.80) | F = 0.05, p = .96 |
| UPPS-P | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Test statistic |
| Lack of premeditation | 25.40 (3.78) | 25.80 (6.25) | 28.30 (5.01) | F = 0.94, p = .40 |
| Risky Behavior | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Test statistic |
| Impulsive Behavior Scale | 6.08 (6.72) | 4.08 (3.36) | 6.72 (5.61) | F = 0.38, p = .53 |
| BART | 22.32 (9.53) | 24.66 (10.36) | 29.01 (11.94) | F = 1.01, p = .38 |
DERS=Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale; Overall DERS=Overall Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale; UPPS-P= UPPS-P Impulsive Behavior Scale; IBS=Impulsive Behavior Scale; BART=The Balloon Analogue Risk Task.