Table 1.
Participant characteristics and correlates of post-traumatic growth (n = 564)
| Variable | Mean (SD) | % |
|---|---|---|
| Age | 18.8 (0.90) | |
| Gender: Male | 54.4 | |
| Living with both parents | 53.0 | |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Non-Hispanic White or Caucasian | 11.9 | |
| Latino or Hispanic | 65.3 | |
| Black or African American | 2.9 | |
| Asian or Asian American | 0.4 | |
| American Indian or Native American | 0.4 | |
| Mixed Ethnicity and Other | 16.1 | |
| Post-traumatic Growtha | 2.64 (0.38) | |
| Personal Characteristics | ||
| General stressb | 3.01 (1.05) | |
| Hedonic abilityc | 9.86 (1.49) | |
| Emerging adulthoodd | 3.57 (0.39) | |
| Future time perspectivee | 3.65 (0.87) | |
| Environmental Characteristics | ||
| Number of stressful life events | 3.14 (1.70) | |
| 1 | 20.2 | |
| 2 | 21.1 | |
| 3 | 19.7 | |
| 4 | 16.8 | |
| 5 | 12.6 | |
| 6 | 5.7 | |
| 7 | 2.8 | |
| 8 or more | 1.1 |
Notes:
a
Range of PTG was 1=negative changes to 3=positive changes
b
Range for general stress was 1=never stressed to 5=more often stressed
c
Range for hedonic ability was 3=lower ability to 12=greater ability
d
Range for Emerging Adulthood was 1=less identification to 4=more identification with Emerging Adulthood
e
Range for Future Time Perspective was 1=less to 5=more