Table 2.
Means, standard deviations and independent samples t-tests between SCI and ABI groups (n = 228)
| Total | SCI | ABI | Independent samples t-testa | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 228) | (n = 122) | (n = 106) | |||||||
| Variable (range of scores) | M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | t | df | p |
| 1. Resilience (0–40) | 28.3 | 5.9 | 27.5 | 6.0 | 29.1 | 5.8 | −2.02 | 226 | <.05 |
| 2. Appraisals (threat and loss) (0–5) | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4.01 | 225.6 | <.001 |
| 3. Passive coping (7–28) | 10.5 | 2.8 | 10.8 | 2.9 | 10.2 | 2.6 | 1.61 | 226 | .11 |
| 4. Psychological distress (0–42) | 13.1 | 7.8 | 14.0 | 7.6 | 12.0 | 7.8 | 1.95 | 226 | .05 |
Note. SCI Spinal cord injury, ABI Acquired brain injury, M Mean, SD Standard deviation, n Number of participants, t t-value, df Degrees of freedom, p p-value
aIndependent samples t-test to test differences in scale scores between SCI and ABI