Table 2.
Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
| PTSD % (n) or M (SD) N = 53 | No PTSD % (n) or M (SD) N = 51 | Total sample % (n) or M (SD) N = 104 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| At least one traumatic event | 100.0 (53)a | 88.2 (45) | 94.2 (98) |
| Two or more types of trauma | 88.7 (47)b | 70.6 (36) | 79.8 (83) |
| Mean number of different types of traumatic events | 3.94 (2.07)a | 2.51 (1.80) | 3.24 (2.06) |
| Trauma symptom severity | 27.89 (10.06)a | 9.88 (9.25) | 19.06 (13.21) |
| Serious accident or fire | 41.5 (22)a | 13.7 (7) | 27.9(29) |
| Natural disaster | 17.0 (9) | 25.5 (13) | 21.2 (22) |
| Nonsexual assault by someone you know | 43.4 (23)b | 21.6 (11) | 32.7 (34) |
| Nonsexual assault by a stranger | 41.5 (22)b | 17.6 (9) | 29.8 (31) |
| Sexual assault by a family member or someone you know | 39.6 (21) | 29.4 (15) | 34.6 (36) |
| Sexual assault by a stranger | 45.3 (24) | 33.3 (17) | 39.4 (41) |
| Military combat/war zone | 1.9 (1) | 0.0 (0) | 1.0 (1) |
| Sexual contact when younger than 18 years old by someone >5 years older than you | 45.3 (24) | 27.5 (14) | 36.5 (38) |
| Imprisonment | 58.5 (31) | 45.1 (23) | 51.9 (54) |
| Torture | 7.5 (4) | 9.8 (5) | 8.7 (9) |
| Life threatening illness | 30.2 (16)b | 13.7 (7) | 22.1 (23) |
| Other traumatic event | 22.6 (12) | 13.7 (7) | 18.3 (19) |
a
p < 0.005.
b
p < 0.05.