Table 1.
Descriptive Information on Demographic, Psychopathology, and Traumatic Events Data (n = 408)
| M | SD | Skewness Values | Kurtosis Values | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 35.90 | 11.22 | .88 | .12 |
| Years of schooling | 15.26 | 2.40 | −.39 | 4.84 |
| PTSD severity | 24.84 | 20.16 | .61 | −.60 |
| Depression severity | 7.06 | 6.41 | .80 | −.20 |
| Reckless and self-destructive behaviors | 6.74 | 9.27 | 1.83 | 2.73 |
| Negative emotion dysregulation | 34.68 | 15.78 | .62 | −.66 |
| Positive emotion dysregulation | 19.47 | 10.55 | 1.77 | 1.96 |
| PTE Type Cluster 1 | 2.89 | 1.58 | −.14 | −1.14 |
| PTE Type Cluster 2 | 1.50 | 1.23 | .02 | −1.60 |
| PTE Type Cluster 3 | 2.35 | 2.46 | 1.03 | −.05 |
| n | % within column* | |||
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 234 | 57.4% | ||
| Male | 168 | 41.2% | ||
| Male to female transgender | 1 | 0.2% | ||
| Female to male transgender | 3 | 0.7% | ||
| Other | 2 | 0.5% | ||
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Hispanic or Latino/a | 54 | 13.2% | ||
| Non-Hispanic or Latino/a | 348 | 85.3% | ||
| Unknown | 6 | 1.5% | ||
| Race (could endorse multiple responses) | ||||
| White or Caucasian | 314 | 77% | ||
| African American or Black | 39 | 9.6% | ||
| Asian | 44 | 10.8% | ||
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 19 | 4.7% | ||
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific | 3 | 0.7% | ||
| Islander | ||||
| Unknown | 6 | 1.5% | ||
| Employment | ||||
| Full-time | 289 | 70.8% | ||
| Part-time | 64 | 15.7% | ||
| Unemployed | 34 | 8.3% | ||
| Unemployed student | 8 | 2% | ||
| Retired | 13 | 3.2% | ||
| Income | ||||
| < $15,000 | 39 | 9.6% | ||
| $15,000 to $24,999 | 54 | 13.2% | ||
| $25,000 to $34,999 | 62 | 15.2% | ||
| $35,000 to $49,999 | 55 | 13.5% | ||
| $50,000 to $64,999 | 77 | 18.9% | ||
| $65,000 to $79,999 | 37 | 9.1% | ||
| ≥ $80,000 | 84 | 20.6% | ||
| Relationship status | ||||
| Not dating | 66 | 16.2% | ||
| Casually dating | 30 | 7.4% | ||
| Seriously dating | 99 | 24.3% | ||
| Married | 180 | 44.1% | ||
| Divorced | 18 | 4.4% | ||
| Separated | 8 | 2% | ||
| Widowed | 7 | 1.7% | ||
| Currently receiving mental health treatment | 45 | 11% | ||
| Received past mental health treatment | 180 | 44.1% | ||
| Currently taking medications for mental health or emotional problems | 69 | 16.9% | ||
| Taken medications for mental health or emotional problems in the past | 77 | 18.9% | ||
| Potentially traumatic event types endorsed on the Life Events Checklist for DSM-5 | ||||
| Natural disaster | 267 | 65.4% | ||
| Fire or explosion | 209 | 51.2% | ||
| Transportation accident | 318 | 77.9% | ||
| Serious accident at work/home/during recreational activity | 180 | 44.1% | ||
| Exposure to a toxic substance | 100 | 24.5% | ||
| Physical assault | 228 | 55.9% | ||
| Assault with a weapon | 151 | 37% | ||
| Sexual assault | 185 | 45.3% | ||
| Other unwanted/uncomfortable sexual experience | 198 | 48.5% | ||
| Combat or exposure to war | 106 | 26% | ||
| Forced captivity | 68 | 16.7% | ||
| Life-threatening illness or injury | 204 | 50% | ||
| Severe human suffering | 129 | 31.6% | ||
| Sudden, violent death | 165 | 40.4% | ||
| Sudden, accidental death | 169 | 41.4% | ||
| Serious injury/harm/death you caused to someone else | 69 | 16.9% | ||
| Any other stressful event or experience | 165 | 40.4% | ||
Note.
*
percentages are reported accounting for missing data; PTE Type Cluster 1 - Accidental/Injury Traumas, PTE Type Cluster 2 - Victimization Traumas, PTE Type Cluster 3 - Predominant Death Threat Traumas.