Table 3.
Means, standard deviations and univariate analyses for mental health symptoms and acculturative stress reported by refugee group
| Australian Bosnians N=56 | Austrian Bosnians N=82 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| M (SD) | M (SD) | Group differences | |
| PDS | 13.29 (14.28) | 5.37 (7.93) | t(71.06)=3.60, p=.001 |
| DASS-depression | 5.42 (5.80) | 2.69 (4.36) | t(83.99)=2.85, p=.006 |
| DASS-anxiety | 4.94 (5.38) | 2.42 (3.58) | t(76.77)=2.92, p=.005 |
| Demands of Immigration Subscales | |||
| Loss | 10.12 (3.52) | 9.41 (3.35) | t(130)=1.15, p=.251 |
| Language | 7.53 (3.56) | 5.50 (3.23) | t(129)=3.37, p=.001 |
| Not at home | 8.10 (3.40) | 7.85 (3.30) | t(130)=.385, p=.701 |
| Novelty | 10.46 (4.31) | 8.78 (4.32) | |
| Occupation | 11.84 (5.94) | 11.61 (5.98) | t(129)=.216, p=.830 |
| Discrimination | 9.41 (4.44) | 10.48 (3.94) | t(128)=−1.43, p=.153 |
| Total DI | 52.13 (18.75) | 48.80 (18.17) | t(129)=1.01, p=.315 |
Note: PDS=Posttraumatic Diagnostic scale; DASS-Depression=Depression, Anxiety, and Stress scale; DI=Demands of Immigration scale.