Table 2.
PC-PTSD-5 inter-item correlations and bivariate correlations with PCL-5 and probable DSM-5 PTSD status
| Variable | PC-PTSD-5 Item | PC-PTSD-5 Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Reexperiencing | 2. Avoidance | 3. Altered Arousal | 4. Numbing | 5. Negative Mood & Cognitions | ||
| Item 1 | – | .797 | ||||
| Item 2 | .522 | – | .706 | |||
| Item 3 | .451 | .430 | – | .736 | ||
| Item 4 | .506 | .340 | .486 | – | .753 | |
| Item 5 | .476 | .366 | .370 | .465 | – | .725 |
| PCL-5 REX | .604 | .503 | .546 | .476 | .492 | .707 |
| PCL-5 AV | .416 | .483 | .375 | .414 | .379 | .555 |
| PCL-5 NACM | .558 | .418 | .508 | .601 | .595 | .725 |
| PCL-5 AAR | .563 | .469 | .627 | .617 | .481 | .744 |
| PCL-5 Total | .617 | .512 | .596 | .613 | .568 | .784 |
| Probable DSM-5 PTSD status | .544 | .490 | .508 | .539 | .445 | .680 |
N = 437 for inter-item and item-total PC-PTSD-5 correlations; N = 422 for correlations with PCL-5 scales. All correlation coefficients were statistically significant at p < .001
REX, Reexperiencing; AV, Avoidance; NACM, Negative alterations in cognition and mood; AAR, Alterations in arousal and reactivity