Table 1.
Means and Standard Deviations comparisons for temperament traits, social support dimensions, and trauma symptoms in HIV+ (n=182), AIDS (n=128), and rheumatoid arthritis (n=150) patients.
| Variables |
Scores |
HIV+ |
AIDS |
Rheumatoid Arthritis |
F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| range | M(SD) | M(SD) | M (SD) | ||
| Briskness | 0-19 | 12.64 (3.69) | 11.43 (2.94) | 11.63(4.70) | 4.78** |
| Perseveration | 2-20 | 11.92 (3.52) | 12.71 (4.01) | 12.38(3.62) | 1.49 |
| Sensory Sensitivity | 2-20 | 10.92 (3.30) | 10.83 (2.96) | 13.99(3.50) | 63.67(a)*** |
| Emotional Reactivity | 2-20 | 10.55 (3.36) | 11.06 (3.31) | 12.05(3.69) | 15.29(a)*** |
| Endurance | 0-20 | 9.79 (2.31) | 9.03 (2.37) | 6.93(4.46) | 45.10(a)*** |
| Activity | 0-19 | 10.49 (3.51) | 9.76 (3.42) | 7.29(4.12) | 48.16(a)*** |
| Perceived Support | 8-32 | 23.43 (6.57) | 22.35 (5.70) | 25.16(6.01) | 5.83(a)* |
| Need for Support | 4-16 | 10.84 (2.28) | 10.49 (2.34) | 11.16(2.52) | 2.65* |
| Support Seeking | 5-20 | 12.60 (3.18) | 12.74 (3.18) | 13.85(3.86) | 7.54(a)*** |
| Actually Received Support | 15-60 | 41.92 (9.07) | 42.57 (9.15) | 46.09(11.17) | 13.35(a)*** |
| Intrusion/Arousal | 0-43 | 33.30 (11.41) | 34.07 (11.25) | 35.67(8.51) | 2.47* |
| Avoidance/Numbing | 0-41 | 33.07 (12.01) | 33.42 (11.75) | 34.64(8.66) | 1.09 |
| Global Trauma Score | 4-86 | 66.37 (22.98) | 67.50 (22.43) | 70.31(16.15) | 1.65 |
Note: (a) chi square = value for Kruskal-Wallis test.
*
p<.05.
**
p<.01.
***
p<.001.