Table 1.
Sample Characteristics by Treatment Group (N = 172)
| Variable | HOPE (n =83) | PCT+ (n = 89) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M/n | SD/% | M/n | SD/% | χ2/t(df) | |
| Age | 34.34 | 9.46 | 35.87 | 8.78 | −1.10(170)a |
| Sexual Orientation | .22(1)b | ||||
| Straight/Heterosexual | 78 | 94.0 | 82 | 92.1 | |
| Bisexual | 5 | 6.0 | 7 | 7.9 | |
| Race | 1.15(2)b | ||||
| Black/African American | 33 | 39.8% | 43 | 48.3% | |
| White | 41 | 49.4% | 39 | 43.8% | |
| Multiracial | 8 | 9.6% | 7 | 7.9% | |
| Ethnicity | .01(1)b | ||||
| Hispanic/Latina | 3 | 3.6% | 3 | 3.4% | |
| Not Hispanic/Latina | 79 | 95.2% | 86 | 96.6% | |
| Highest Education Obtained | 3.65(4)b | ||||
| Completed Junior High School | 3 | 3.6% | 3 | 3.4% | |
| Completed some High School | 21 | 25.3% | 21 | 23.6% | |
| Completed High school/GED | 24 | 28.9% | 25 | 28.1% | |
| Completed some college | 32 | 38.6% | 30 | 33.7% | |
| Graduated from college | 3 | 3.6% | 10 | 11.2% | |
| Receiving public assistance | 74 | 89.2% | 68 | 76.4% | 4.85(1)b |
| Employed | 13 | 15.7% | 11 | 12.4% | .39(1)b |
| Have children | 75 | 90.4% | 83 | 93.3% | .48(1)b |
| Cohabitated with abusive partner | 68 | 81.9% | 78 | 87.6% | 1.09(1)b |
| Have restraining order | 28 | 33.7% | 28 | 31.5% | .10(1)b |
| Current Comorbid Psychiatric Disorders | |||||
| Major Depression | 48 | 57.8% | 49 | 55.1% | .14(1)b |
| Anxiety Disorder other than PTSD | 20 | 24.1% | 24 | 27.0% | .19(1)b |
| Borderline Personality Disorder | 14 | 16.9% | 10 | 11.2% | 1.13(1)b |
| Lifetime psychotropic medication use | 45 | 54.2% | 44 | 50.0% | .30(1)b |
| IPV in month prior to shelter | |||||
| Psychological | 80 | 96.4% | 88 | 98.9% | 1.17(1)b |
| Physical | 77 | 92.8% | 82 | 92.1% | .03(1)b |
| Sexual | 53 | 63.8% | 55 | 62.5% | .03(1)b |
| Prior lifetime IPV | 55 | 66.3% | 61 | 68.5% | .10(1)b |
| Number of types of prior lifetime trauma other than index IPV | 3.48 | 2.06 | 3.61 | 2.24 | −.40(169)a |
| Days in shelter at baseline | 18.69 | 25.85 | 19.01 | 19.59 | −.09(170)a |
| Length of shelter stay (days) | 68.92 | 49.84 | 76.39 | 75.22 | −.73(138.20)a |
Note. Values are either reported as M, SD, with differences assessed using t-test (denoted by a, with denominator degrees of freedom in parentheses), or n, %, with differences assessed using χ2 (denoted by b, with numerator degrees of freedom in parentheses).
There were no significant differences by treatment condition at the p < .01 level, chosen to address the potential for family-wise error.
Major Depression and Anxiety Disorder other than PTSD were measured with the SCID-I/P. Borderline Personality was assessed with the SCID II. Psychological IPV was measured with the PMWI. Physical and sexual IPV were measured with the SVAW. Number of types of prior lifetime trauma other than index IPV was measured with the TSS.