Table 1.
Participant Characteristics
| Full Sample (N = 453) | Temperament Analysis Subsample (n = 150) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | SE | % | M | SE | % | |
| Age (years) | 52.49 | 10.78 | 51.04 | 11.15 | ||
| Veteran Status | 69.5 | 100 | ||||
| Female | 34.9 | 10.7 | ||||
| White, non-Hispanic | 100 | 100 | ||||
| Current PTSD dx | 39.1 | 59.3 | ||||
| Lifetime PTSD dx | 59.8 | 79.3 | ||||
| Lifetime depression dx | 55.5 | 59.1 | ||||
| Lifetime alcohol abuse or dependence dx | 61.4 | 78.0 | ||||
| Antidepressant use | 39.3 | 38.0 | ||||
| Lifetime PTSD symptom severity | 59.55 | 31.33 | 71.67 | 24.89 | ||
| Current PTSD symptom severity | 39.32 | 28.62 | 55.32 | 24.18 | ||
| Num. diff. traumas | 9.81 | 4.13 | 10.97 | 3.74 | ||
| PEM T-score | 38.40 | 11.44 | ||||
| NEM T-score | 60.92 | 8.81 | ||||
| CON T-score | 43.88 | 8.69 | ||||
Note. PTSD = posttraumatic stress disorder. Lifetime and current PTSD symptoms = Lifetime and current symptom scores on the Clinician Administered PTSD Scale (CAPS). Num. diff. traumas = number of different traumas as measured by the Traumatic Life Events Questionnaire (TLEQ). PEM= positive emotionality, NEM= negative emotionality, CON= constraint, as measured by the Brief Form of the Multidimensional Personality Questionnaire (MPQ-BF).