Table 1. Range, means, and standard deviations for mental suffering measures, by region and gender, main sample.
| Total | Gaza | E. Jerusalem | West Bank | Males | Females | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Construct of mental suffering | Range | Mean (s.d.) | Mean (s.d.) | Mean (s.d.) | Mean (s.d.) | Mean (s.d.) | Mean (s.d.) |
| Feeling broken or destroyed | 1–5 | 3.08 (1.14) | 3.12 (0.98)* | 2.84 (1.22)a,b | 3.10 (1.23)b | 2.98 (1.16)** | 3.19 (1.11) |
| Feelings of depression | 0–3 | 1.08 (0.77) | 1.04 (0.67)** | 0.84 (0.71)b | 1.14 (0.84)b | 1.00 (0.76)*** | 1.15 (0.77) |
| Trauma-related stress | 0–3 | 1.13 (0.93) | 1.04 (0.78) | 0.91 (0.89) | 1.23 (1.02) | 1.13 (0.91) | 1.12 (0.94) |
| Unweighted sample size | 1,778 | 616 | 167 | 994 | 884 | 894 |
*p < .05;
**p < .01;
***p <.001 (based on F-tests of overall difference between groups).
a = Gaza vs. East Jerusalem, p <.05;
b = West Bank vs. East Jerusalem, p < .05;
c = Gaza vs. West Bank, p < .05, adjusted for multiple comparisons using the Scheffé test.
Note: All sample sizes are unweighted and means and standard deviations are weighted.