Table 8.

Correlations among the age of volunteers, GHQ-12, PHQ-9 total scores, the 4 dimensions (B-E criteria of DSM-5) of the PCL5, and the 3 Brief-Cope coping styles identified by “Problem-focused strategies”, “Emotion-focused strategies” and “Dysfunctional coping strategies” (n = 30).

Measures		Age	GHQ12 Total Score	PHQ-9 Total Score	PCL5 B. Intrusiveness	PCL5 C. Avoidance	PCL5 D. Negative Cognitions and Mood	PCL5 E. Hyperarousal	BC Problem-Focused Strategies	BC Emotion-Focused Strategies
GHQ-12 total score	Pearson’s Correlation	0.032	--
	2-tailed p-value	0.865
PHQ-9 total score	Pearson’s Correlation	0.000	0.728 **	--
	2-tailed p-value	0.998	0.000
PCL5 B. Intrusiveness	Pearson’s Correlation	0.134	0.382 *	0.551 *	--
	2-tailed p-value	0.482	0.037	0.002
PCL5 C. Avoidance	Pearson’s Correlation	0.338	0.275	0.416 *	0.880 **	--
	2-tailed p-value	0.067	0.141	0.022	0.000
PCL5 D. Negative cognitions and mood	Pearson’s Correlation	0.263	0.586 **	0.712 **	0.754 **	0.747 **	--
	2-tailed p-value	0.161	0.001	0.000	0.000	0.000
PCL5 E. Hyperarousal	Pearson’s Correlation	0.194	0.622 **	0.704 **	0.493 **	0.442 *	0.761 **	--
	2-tailed p-value	0.304	0.000	0.000	0.006	0.014	0.000
BC Problem-focused strategies	Pearson’s Correlation	0.062	−0.051	−0.100	0.033	0.070	−0.019	0.070	--
	2-tailed p-value	0.746	0.790	0.598	0.862	0.714	0.921	0.714
BC Emotion-focused strategies	Pearson’s Correlation	0.149	−0.091	0.189	0.385 *	0.440 *	0.415 *	0.197	0.532 **	--
	2-tailed p-value	0.431	0.633	0.318	0.036	0.015	0.023	0.297	0.002
BC dysfunctional coping strategies	Pearson’s Correlation	0.146	0.491 **	0.587 **	0.686 **	0.654 **	0.725 **	0.570 **	0.168	0.564 **
	2-tailed p-value	0.441	0.006	0.001	0.000	0.000	0.000	0.001	0.374	0.001

** p < 0.01; * p < 0.05.