Table 3.
TALS-SR and MOODS-SR total and domain scores (mean ± SD) in the total sample and divided by gender: mothers and fathers
| TALS-SR | Total, mean ± SD
|
Mothers, mean ± SD
|
Fathers, mean ± SD
|
P-value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n=77 | n=47 | n=30 | ||
| (I) Loss events | 2.94±1.93 | 3.10±1.82 | 2.7±2.10 | 0.174 |
| (II) Grief reactions | 6.64±5.02 | 7.10±5.32 | 5.9±4.51 | 0.281 |
| (III) Potentially traumatic events | 3.31±1.88 | 3.25±1.96 | 3.4±1.79 | 0.812 |
| (IV) Reactions to losses or upsetting events | 5.31±3.15 | 5.91±3.20 | 4.37±3.20 | 0.031 |
| (V) Re-experiencing | 2.09±2.14 | 2.47±2.35 | 1.5±1.65 | 0.037 |
| (VI) Avoidance and numbing | 1.68±2.06 | 1.79±2.16 | 1.53±1.92 | 0.601 |
| (VII) Maladaptive coping | 0.24±0.49 | 0.30±0.50 | 0.167±0.46 | 0.255 |
| (VIII) Arousal | 1.35±1.62 | 1.40±1.68 | 1.26±1.55 | 0.719 |
| (IX) Personality characteristics/risk factors | 0.81±1.08 | 0.8±0.87 | 0.83±1.37 | 0.923 |
| Total | 24.41±13.08 | 26.14±13.43 | 21.70±12.25 | 0.139 |
|
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| MOODS-SR |
Total, mean ± SD
|
Mothers, mean ± SD
|
Fathers, mean ± SD
|
P-value* |
| n=70 | n=44 | n=26 | ||
|
| ||||
| (I) Depressive mood | 4.06±4.42 | 4.11±4.39 | 3.96±4.58 | 0.891 |
| (II) Manic mood | 4.66±3.37 | 4.50±3.41 | 4.92±3.35 | 0.616 |
| (III) Depressive energy | 0.89±1.44 | 0.98±1.50 | 0.73±1.34 | 0.493 |
| (IV) Manic energy | 1.24±1.66 | 1.25±1.64 | 1.23±1.72 | 0.963 |
| (V) Depressive cognition | 2.60±3.29 | 3.09±3.52 | 1.77±2.70 | 0.105 |
| (VI) Manic cognition | 2.60±2.76 | 2.75±3.03 | 2.35±2.27 | 0.559 |
| (VII) Rhythmicity | 7.10±4.46 | 7.73±4.42 | 6.04±4.39 | 0.127 |
| Total | 23.14±13.98 | 24.41±13.78 | 21.00±14.34 | 0.334 |
Notes:
*
Evaluated by unpaired t-test. Statistically significant values are shown in bold.
Abbreviations: MOODS-SR, Mood Spectrum-Self Report; TALS-SR, Trauma and Loss Spectrum-Self Report.