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Table 2 Affective change category overall and by hypothesized correlate or predictor

From: Changes in affect after completing a mailed survey about trauma: two pre- and post-test studies in former disability applicants for posttraumatic stress disorder

Affective Change Category

Overall

By Hypothesized Correlate or Predictor

PTSD Screen Positive

Persistent SMI

Combat Exposure

Military Sexual Assault

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Yes

No

Valence (Sadness/Happiness)

 GWESt Men

  Sadder

29.3

32.7

15.8*

NA

NA

39.6

18.0**

22.2

29.7

  No Change

48.2

43.8

65.8

NA

NA

42.6

53.9

44.4

48.4

  Happier

22.5

23.5

18.4

NA

NA

17.8

28.1

33.3

22.0

 IMPROVe Men

  Sadder

31.1

33.6

24.9

29.8

31.2

31.3

26.7

29.4

31.1

  No Change

52.2

50.1

57.1

54.4

51.9

51.6

60.0

50.0

52.3

  Happier

16.8

16.3

18.0

15.8

17.0

17.1

13.3

20.6

16.6

 IMPROVe Women

  Sadder

41.8

46.9

33.7***

40.2

42.2

41.5

41.9

44.8

33.3**

  No Change

45.3

40.4

53.1

43.1

46.0

43.0

46.2

43.5

50.2

  Happier

12.9

12.7

13.2

16.7

11.8

15.5

11.9

11.7

16.5

Arousal (Tenseness/Calmness)

 GWESt Men

  Tenser

35.4

39.6

18.4*

NA

NA

40.2

30.3

22.2

36.1

  No change

40.6

35.7

60.5

NA

NA

37.3

44.9

33.3

41.0

  Calmer

24.0

24.7

21.1

NA

NA

22.5

24.7

44.4

23.0

 IMPROVe Men

  Tenser

31.7

34.7

24.3*

31.6

31.7

31.7

31.1

26.5

32.0

  No change

48.2

46.5

52.4

49.1

48.0

48.2

48.9

52.9

47.9

  Calmer

20.1

18.8

23.3

19.3

20.2

20.1

20.0

20.6

20.1

 IMPROVe Women

  Tenser

40.2

43.5

34.8*

38.7

40.5

36.4

41.6

44.2

28.8***

  No change

42.6

39.6

47.2

42.6

42.6

44.6

41.8

40.9

47.3

  Calmer

17.3

16.8

18.0

18.6

16.9

19.0

16.6

14.9

23.9

  1. PTSD posttraumatic stress disorder, SMI serious mental illness, GWESt Gulf War I Era Veterans study, IMPROVe Interviews to Measure PTSD Recovery of Veterans study, NA not available. Bold face font signifies statistically significant association between change in affective state post-survey and the hypothesized correlate or predictor. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001
  2. Results Reported as Percentages (%)