Table 3.
Descriptive statistics for the four clusters.
| Cluster 1 n = 394 |
Cluster 2 n = 283 |
Cluster 3 n = 153 |
Cluster 4 n = 63 |
One-way Between Subjects ANOVA Pairwise Comparisonsa |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | |
| PTGI | 30.9 (26.9) | 54.7 (31.5) | 59.6 (29.2) | 23.1 (22.1) | 1 < 2,3 |
| 1 = 4 | |||||
| 2 = 3 | |||||
| 2 > 4 | |||||
| 3 > 4 | |||||
| CDS | 1.4 (1.6) | 4.0 (2.6) | 6.1 (3.5) | 2.2 (2.2) | 1 < 2,3 |
| 1 = 4 | |||||
| 2 < 3 2 > 4 | |||||
| 3 > 4 | |||||
| SHAI change | −0.3 (3.8) | −1.3 (5.6) | 4.3 (6.0) | −1.7 (5.0) | 1 = 2,4 |
| 1 < 3 | |||||
| 2 < 3 | |||||
| 2 = 4 | |||||
| 3 > 4 | |||||
| PHQ-4 change | −1.1 (2.5) | −1.8 (3.39) | 0.2 (3.5) | −4.8 (3.6) | 1 = 2 |
| 1 < 3 | |||||
| 1 > 4 | |||||
| 2 < 3 | |||||
| 2 > 4 | |||||
| 3 > 4 | |||||
| Total CSS change | −14.7 (13.8) | −21.7 (13.3) | 12.5 (15.9) | −55.3 (17.6) | 1 > 2,4 |
| 1 < 3 | |||||
| 2 < 3 | |||||
| 2 > 4 | |||||
| 3 > 4 | |||||
| DAN change | −4.1 (7.8) | −5.2 (7.3) | 5.9 (8.1) | −19.4 (8.4) | 1 = 2 |
| 1 < 3 | |||||
| 1 > 4 | |||||
| 2 < 3 | |||||
| 2 > 4 | |||||
| 3 > 4 | |||||
| XEN change | −2.0 (4.9) | −2.6 (5.2) | 4.2 (5.4) | −7.4 (6.0) | 1 = 2 |
| 1 < 3 | |||||
| 1 > 4 | |||||
| 2 < 3 | |||||
| 2 > 4 | |||||
| 3 > 4 | |||||
| SEC change | −4.7 (4.8) | −4.2 (5.3) | 2.0 (5.7) | −11.1 (5.4) | 1 = 2 |
| 1 < 3 | |||||
| 1 > 4 | |||||
| 2 < 3 | |||||
| 2 > 4 | |||||
| 3 > 4 | |||||
| CHE change | −2.6 (3.5) | −6.1 (4.6) | −1.0 (5.4) | −7.8 (5.5) | 1 > 2,4 |
| 1 < 3 | |||||
| 2 < 3 | |||||
| 2 = 4 | |||||
| 3 > 4 | |||||
| TSS change | −1.3 (3.3) | −3.7 (4.4) | 1.4 (6.0) | −9.8 (4.9) | 1 > 2,4 |
| 1 < 3 | |||||
| 2 < 3 | |||||
| 2 > 4 | |||||
| 3 > 41 |
Note: N = 893. Clusters are based on Ward’s method using squared euclidean distance metric. PTGI = Posttraumatic Growth Inventory. CDS = COVID-19 Disability Scale. SHAI = Shortened Health Anxiety Inventory. PHQ-4=Patient Health Questionnaire – 4. CSS = COVID Stress Scales. DAN = Danger and Contamination Fears. XEN = Xenophobia Scale. SEC = Socioeconomic Consequences Scale. CHE = Checking and Reassurance Seeking Scale. TSS = Traumatic Stress Symptoms Scale. Positive values on the change scores indicate increasing scores. Negative values on the change scores indicate decreasing scores.
One-way between subjects ANOVAs were bootstrapped with 2500 samples using 99.9 % CIs. Omnibus F-tests results were as follows: F(3, 889) = 67.0, p < .001, ηp2 = .18 for PTGI; F(3, 889) = 164.8, p < .001, ηp2 = .34 for CDS; F(3, 889) = 48.9, p < .001, ηp2 = .14 for SHAI change; F(3, 889) = 41.4, p < .001, ηp2 = .12 for PHQ change; F(3, 889) = 375.5, p < .001, ηp2 = .56 for CSS change; F(3, 889) = 167.3, p < .001, ηp2 = .36 for DAN change; F(3, 889) = 93.9, p < .001, ηp2 = .24 for XEN change; F(3, 889) = 111.3, p < .001, ηp2 = .27 for SEC change; F(3, 889) = 76.3, p < .001, ηp2 = .21 for CHE change; F(3, 889) = 117.1, p < .001, ηp2 = .28 for TSS change. Pairwise comparisons were conducted using Games-Howell’s post hoc test due to unequal group sizes and, in some cases, unequal variances.