Table 1.
Sociodemographic information, abduction history, trauma-exposure, symptoms of PTSD and depression by gender
| Males (n = 304) | Females (n = 365) | |
|---|---|---|
| Sociodemographic Information | ||
| Age, mean (SD) | 41.46 (11.44) | 38.37 (11.04) |
| Marital Status, N (%) | ||
| single/separated/widowed | 18 (5.92) | 82 (22.47) |
| married/cohabiting | 286 (94.08) | 283 (77.53) |
| Level of Education, N (%) | ||
| no schooling/some primary | 207 (68.10) | 351 (96.16) |
| completed primary or higher | 97 (31.91) | 14 (3.84) |
| Trauma-Exposure | ||
| Abduction, N (%) | 206 (67.76) | 146 (40.00) |
| Abduction longer than one month, N (%) | 95 (46.12) | 34 (23.29) |
| Abduction duration, mean (SD)a | 5.25 (11.15) | 4.17 (12.83) |
| Age at first abduction, mean (SD) | 25.66 (10.28) | 22.68 (9.68) |
| Family Violence event-types total, mean (SD)b | 6.15 (4.23) | 5.60 (4.09) |
| Family Violence event-types physical abusec | 2.40 (1.96) | 2.09 (1.87) |
| Family Violence event-types emotional abused | 2.26 (1.61) | 2.08 (1.58) |
| Family Violence event-types sexual abusee | 0.04 (0.20) | 0.04 (0.25) |
| Family Violence event-types witnessedf | 1.46 (1.40) | 1.35 (1.36) |
| Traumatic event-types total, mean (SD)g | 13.71 (4.41) | 10.49 (4.51) |
| Traumatic event-types experiencedh | 5.66 (2.04) | 4.44 (2.14) |
| Traumatic event-types witnessedi | 7.27 (2.07) | 5.84 (2.43) |
| Event-types with forced perpetrationj | 0.78 (1.27) | 0.21 (0.74) |
| Psychopathology | ||
| PTSD Symptoms total, mean (SD)k | 2.81 (4.42) | 2.92 (4.75) |
| Symptoms Intrusionsl | 1.01 (1.61) | 1.00 (1.68) |
| Symptoms Avoidancem | 0.84 (1.64) | 0.85 (1.68) |
| Symptoms Hyperarousall | 0.96 (1.79) | 1.06 (1.97) |
| Depression Symptoms, mean (SD)n | 1.41 (0.49) | 1.80 (0.66) |
ain months. bscore range: 0–30. cscore range: 0–12. dscore range: 0–7. escore range. 0–4. fscore range: 0–7. gscore range: 0–28 for males, 0–30 for females. hscore range: 0–11 for males, 0–13 for females. iscore range: 0–11. jscore range: 0–6. kscore range: 0–51. lscore range: 0–15. mscore range: 0–21. nscore range: 1–4