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. 2021 Aug 2;35(1):197–209. doi: 10.1002/jts.22720

Table 2.

Class Means for the Three‐Class Solution

Class 1: Growth group Class 2: Distress group Class 3: Struggling group
Variable M SD M SD M SD F(2, 580) ηp 2 Post hoc pairwise comparisons (p < .05)
In 3.05 2.88 8.36 4.55 6.03 3.16 89.43*** .24 1 < 3 < 2
Av 1.20 1.39 3.20 1.89 2.39 1.58 57.73*** .17 1 < 3 < 2
NA 4.18 2.96 17.73 4.47 10.43 3.76 462.55*** .61 1 < 3 < 2
Hy 4.13 3.10 15.66 3.70 10.34 3.49 397.01*** .58 1 < 3 < 2
So 4.53 2.76 14.12 3.25 9.26 2.67 417.79*** .59 1 < 3 < 2
De 1.82 1.80 13.68 3.11 6.60 2.84 752.35*** .72 1 < 3 < 2
Po 6.89 2.69 2.43 1.89 4.56 2.32 128.47*** .31 1 < 3 < 2
Inter 0.41 0.79 3.40 1.68 1.61 1.29 219.04*** .43 1 < 3 < 2
Se 21.45 10.59 18.63 9.55 21.29 8.28 3.88* .01 2 < (1 = 3)
Ot 17.52 9.05 14.19 7.73 16.62 6.99 5.23** .02 2 < (1 = 3)
Wo 11.47 6.33 11.53 7.13 12.31 5.82 2.13 .01
PTSD 12.60 7.16 44.81 9.51 29.10 7.41 584.21*** .67 1 < 3 < 2
Depression 11.83 5.09 40.88 6.71 24.83 5.35 987.25*** .77 1 < 3 < 2
PTG 50.56 24.24 44.64 21.68 50.21 18.54 3.46** .01 2 < (1 = 3)

Note. In = intrusions; Av = avoidance; NA = negative alterations in cognition and mood; Hy = alterations in arousal and reactivity; So = somatic problems; De = depressed affect; Po = positive affect; Inter = interpersonal problems; Se = perceived changes in self; Ot = changed sense of relationships with others; Wo = changed life philosophy; PTSD = posttraumatic stress disorder; PTG = posttraumatic growth.

***p < .001.

**p < .01.

*p < .05.