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. 2022 May 25;13(1):2068911. doi: 10.1080/20008198.2022.2068911

Table 2.

Sample Characteristics.

  Total Sample (n = 51) aPM+/ TAU (n = 26) TAU (n = 25) Test-statistic p-value
Biological Sex (female) n (%) 25 (49.0) 10 (38.5) 15 (60.0) χ²(1) = 1.58c .208 (ns)
Age M (SD) 34.3 (13.6) 29.9 (10.7) 38.8 (14.9) t(43.5) = 2.42 .019
Marital Status n (%)       χ²(4) = 2.78 .593d (ns)
 Single 20 (39.2) 13 (50.0) 7 (28.0)    
 Married 25 (49.0) 10 (38.5) 15 (60.0)    
 In relationship 2 (3.9) 1 (3.8) 1 (4.0)    
 Divorced 2 (3.9) 1 (3.8) 1 (4.0)    
 Widowed 2 (3.9) 1 (3.8) 1 (4.0)    
Education n (%)a       χ²(5) = 6.37 .305d (ns)
 No formal education 15 (30.0) 8 (30.8) 7 (29.2)    
 Elementary school (6 years) 11 (22.0) 6 (23.1) 5 (20.8)    
 Secondary school (9 years) 9 (18.0) 7 (26.9) 2 (8.3)    
 High school (12 years) 8 (16.0) 3 (11.5) 5 (20.8)    
 Vocational school 3 (6.0) 0 (0.0) 3 (12.5)    
 University/College 4 (8.0) 2 (7.7) 2 (8.3)    
Asylum status       χ²(1) = 0.02 .891 (ns)
 Secure asylum statusb 26 (51.0) 14 (53.8) 12 (48.0)    
 Insecure asylum status 25 (49.0) 12 (46.2) 13 (52.0)    
Traumatic Experiences M (SD)a          
 Total count M (SD) 12.7 (5.4) 11.6 (5.7) 13.8 (4.9) t(46.9) = 1.46 .151 (ns)
 Being in danger during the flight n (%) 43 (86.0) 23 (88.5) 20 (83.3)    
 Being a civilian in a war zone n (%) 35 (70.0) 17 (65.4) 18 (75.0)    
 Being close to death n (%) 32 (64.0) 16 (61.5) 16 (66.7)    
 Living in a refugee camp n (%) 30 (60.0) 17 (65.4) 13 (54.2)    
 Murder of a family member or friend n (%) 30 (60.0) 13 (50.0) 17 (70.8)    
 Being in a combat situation n (%) 30 (60.0) 11 (42.3) 19 (79.2)    

Note. a Based on n = 50, no data for one participant from the TAU group. b Secure asylum status is defined as having a long-term perspective in Austria, i.e. unconditional permit of residence for more than a year and free access to the labour market. cχ²-test with Yates continuity correction. d p-value based on Fisher’s exact test.