Table 1.
Frequencies of potentially traumatic events in % (multiple nominations possible).
| no-PTSD | PTSD | CPTSD | χ 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Type of traumatic event | (n = 511) | (n = 63) | (n = 88) | (6/N = 662) | p |
| Accident | 49.3 | 50.8 | 60.2 | 3.577 | .167 |
| Natural disaster | 15.9 | 20.6 | 33.0 | 14.711 | .001 |
| Acute life-threating disease | 35.6 | 44.4 | 44.3 | 3.807 | .149 |
| Death of a family member or close friend | 43.2 | 66.7 | 63.6 | 22.021 | <.001 |
| Traumatic experience at work | 21.9 | 28.6 | 44.3 | 20.153 | <.001 |
| War | 1.8 | 1.6 | 8.0 | 8.815 | .009 |
| Lifetime neglect | 23.1 | 12.7 | 43.2 | 21.706 | <.001 |
| Criminal violence | 17.8 | 14.3 | 42.0 | 28.613 | <.001 |
| Torture/hostage | 2.0 | 0 | 3.4 | 1.845 | .353 |
| Physical assault | 33.7 | 34.9 | 72.7 | 48.657 | <.001 |
| Lifetime sexual abuse | 19.0 | 0 | 42.0 | 42.404 | <.001 |
| Other | 13.3 | 15.9 | 25.0 | 8.036 | .018 |
| Frequency of traumatic events | |||||
| One traumatic event | 18.8 | 14.3 | 4.5 | 11.310 | .003 |
| Two traumatic events | 16.2 | 23.8 | 13.6 | 2.968 | .227 |
| Three traumatic events | 13.7 | 25.4 | 18.2 | 6.488 | .039 |
| Four and more traumatic events | 33.9 | 31.7 | 63.6 | 29.396 | <.001 |
Traumatic events were first-hand experienced or witnessed