Table 3.
Unadjusted and adjusted associations between television images of victims in 2011 and parental K6 scores.
| Parental K6 scores | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable |
β (Unadjusted) [95% CI] |
β (Adjusted) [95% CI] |
Z value (Adjusted) | P value (Adjusted) |
| Television images of victims | 1.28 [0.10 to 2.45] |
1.49 [0.28–2.70] |
2.41 | 0.02 |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | NA | Reference | ||
| Female | NA | 0.70 [−0.86 to 2.26] |
0.88 | 0.38 |
| Employment status | ||||
| No formal job | NA | Reference | ||
| Part-time | NA | 1.78 [−0.10 to 3.66] |
1.85 | 0.06 |
| Full-time | NA | −0.62 [−1.81 to 0.57] |
−1.02 | 0.31 |
| Evacuation | ||||
| No | NA | Reference | ||
| Yes | NA | 0.06 [−2.20 to 2.31] |
0.05 | 0.96 |
| Date of first television exposure | ||||
| 11 March 2011 | NA | Reference | ||
| 12 or 13 March 2011 | NA | −1.51 [−2.60 to −0.42] |
−2.71 | < 0.01 |
Abbreviations: K6, Six-item Kessler Psychological Distress Scale; NA, not applicable.