Table 1.
Sample characteristics of trauma-exposed participants
| All (n = 735) |
Males (n = 275) | Females (n = 460) |
Male vs. female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age in years (M ± SD) | 15.37 ± 1.31 | 15.52 ± 1.28 | 15.28 ± 1.32 | t = −2.28, p = .023 |
| Age at focal event (M ± SD) | 12.52 ± 2.78 | 12.68 ± 2.69 | 12.43 ± 2.84 | t = −1.10, p = .27 |
| Time since focal trauma (M ± SD years) | 2.85 ± 2.60 | 2.84 ± 2.54 | 2.85 ± 2.63 | t = −0.09, p = .93 |
| School quintile 2, %, [N] | 81.1%, [596] | 84.7%, [233] | 78.9%. [363] | χ2 (1) = 3.79, p = .51 |
| Trauma scores (M ± SD) | ||||
| Total trauma | 3.45 ± 1.98 | 3.64 ± 2.03 | 3.34 ± 1.95 | t = −1.99, p = .048 |
| Interpersonal trauma | 1.73 ± 1.21 | 1.77 ± 1.22 | 1.70 ± 1.20 | t = −0.71, p = .48 |
| Non-interpersonal trauma | 1.67 ± 1.22 | 1.83 ± 1.31 | 1.57 ± 1.15 | t = −2.78, p = .006 |
| *PTSD diagnosis, %, [N] | 27.6% [203] | 20.4%, [56] | 32.0%, [147] | χ2 (1) = 11.57, p < .001 |
| CPSS scores (M ± SD) | 21.38 ± 16.97 | 18.67 ± 15.65 | 23.00 ± 15.96 | t = 3.59, p < .001 |
| CES-D-10, (M ± SD) | 7.87 ± 5.14 | 7.34 ± 5.02 | 8.19 ± 5.19 | t = 2.18, p = .030 |
*PTSD diagnoses are based on the recommended cut-off from the CPSS-SR (>31).