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Table 2 Differences in self-assessed PTSDsymptoms (Mean (SD)) in relation to perceived stress during CVE, assessed with the Kruskal Wallis pairwise test

From: The severity of perceived stress associated with community violence exposure and its role in future posttraumatic stress: findings from a longitudinal study of U.S. adolescents

 

PTSD symptoms in year 2

Females

Males

All

Mean (SD)

n

Mean (SD)

n

Mean (SD)

n

CVE Witnessed

 No CVEa

17.73 (11.94)

99

13.69 (10.91)

105

15.65 (11.58)

204

 CVE and no stressb

19.81 (13.10)

36

17.23 (11.19)

71

18.09 (11.87)

107

 CVE with little or

some stressc

21.22 (13.04)

129

15.89 (12.02)

122

18.63 (12.81)

251

 CVE with moderate or

a lot of stressd

29.52 (17.58)

126

22.40 (14.49)

72

26.93 (16.84)

198

 Total sample

22.88 (15.15)

390

16.79 (12.42)

370

19.91 (14.21)

760

 Kruskal Wallis test

a < d***;b < d*; c < d**

 

a < d***; c < d*

 

a < c*; a < d***; b, c < d***

 

CVE Victimization

 No CVEa

20.18 (13.42)

282

14.20 (11.58)

203

17.68 (13.01)

485

 CVE and no stressb

22.52 (10.54)

23

20.00 (13.24)

42

20.89 (13.32)

65

 CVE with little or

some stressc

27.32 (16.05)

37

19.48 (13.01)

69

22.22 (14.56)

106

 CVE with moderate or

a lot of stressd

35.52 (18.74)

48

20.45 (12.16)

56

27.40 (17.21)

104

 Total sample

22.88 (15.15)

390

16.79 (12.42)

370

19.91 (14.21)

760

 Kruskal Wallis test

a < c*;a < d***

 

a < b*;a < c**; a < d***

 

a < c**; a < d***

 
  1. CVE Community violence exposure, PTSD posttraumatic stress disorder, SD Standard deviation
  2. *p < 0.05. **p < 0.01. ***p < 0.001