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

Table 3 Magnitude of affective change post-survey overall and by hypothesized correlates or predictors

Affect	Overall	Hypothesized Correlates or Predictors
		PTSD Screen Positive		Persistent SMI by Chart		Combat Exposure History		Military Sexual Assault History
		Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
Valence (Sadness/Happiness)
GWESt Men	0.1 (1.4)	0.3 (1.4)	−0.1 (1.4)	NA	NA	0.4 (1.4)	−0.2 (1.4)	−0.6 (1.6)	0.2 (1.4)
IMPROVe Men	0.3 (1.3)	0.3 (1.2)	0.1 (1.3)	0.3 (1.5)	0.3 (1.3)	0.3 (1.3)	0.2 (1.3)	0.2 (1.0)	0.3 (1.3)
IMPROVe women	0.6 (1.4)	0.6 (1.4)	0.3 (1.3)***	0.5 (1.5)	0.6 (1.3)	0.5 (1.5)	0.6 (1.3)	0.7 (1.4)	0.3 (1.4)***
Arousal (Tenseness/Calmness)
GWESt Men	0.3 (1.7)	0.5 (1.7)	0.0 (1.5)	NA	NA	0.5 (1.7)	0.4 (1.9)	−0.6 (2.0)	0.4 (1.6)
IMPROVe Men	0.3 (1.4)	0.4 (1.4)	0.1 (1.5)*	0.3 (1.5)	0.3 (1.4)	0.3 (1.4)	0.4 (1.3)	0.2 (1.4)	0.3 (1.4)
IMPROVe women	0.5 (1.6)	0.5 (1.7)	0.4 (1.4)	0.4 (1.9)	0.5 (1.5)	0.2 (1.6)	0.5 (1.6)*	0.6 (1.6)	0.2 (1.5)***

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 difference between those with and without the hypothesized correlate or predictor. *p < 0.05, ***p < 0.001
Results reported as Mean Score Change and Standard Deviation (SD)

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