Table 2.
Average reported media use 1 week after Typhoon Hato.
| Total |
No PTSD |
PTSD |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
N = 1876 |
N = 1780 |
N = 96 |
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| Variables | M | SD | M | SD | t-test | p |
| Types of media use | ||||||
| Watching TV about the storm | 2.15 | 2.93 | 2.82 | 3.21 | −2.19 | 0.029 |
| Listening to radio programmes about the storm | 1.07 | 2.25 | 2.24 | 2.81 | −4.87 | < 0.001 |
| Reading newspaper about the storm | 2.26 | 2.87 | 2.64 | 2.05 | −1.24 | 0.216 |
| Viewing online news about the storm | 3.57 | 3.62 | 3.52 | 3.70 | 0.13 | 0.894 |
| Watching videos about the storm | 2.99 | 3.44 | 3.83 | 3.81 | −2.34 | 0.019 |
| Viewing news updates on social media about the storm | 3.88 | 3.85 | 4.60 | 3.98 | −1.79 | 0.074 |
| Viewing videos on social media that were captured by people in the community about the storm | 3.55 | 3.74 | 4.58 | 3.86 | −2.63 | 0.009 |
| Media content | ||||||
| The storm itself | 2.86 | 1.15 | 2.07 | 1.25 | 6.47 | < 0.001 |
| The flooding | 2.34 | 1.30 | 2.17 | 1.27 | 1.27 | 0.204 |
| Drowning victims | 1.83 | 1.26 | 2.13 | 1.30 | −2.21 | 0.027 |
| Residents’ emotional reactions | 2.27 | 1.26 | 2.44 | 1.19 | −1.25 | 0.212 |
| Interviews with government officials | 1.74 | 1.26 | 2.07 | 1.26 | −2.47 | 0.013 |
| Images of people being heroic | 2.78 | 1.17 | 2.43 | 1.26 | 2.90 | 0.003 |
| Images of people being safe | 2.26 | 1.23 | 2.17 | 1.28 | 0.75 | 0.451 |
PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder.