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Table 1 Descriptive statistics of the major study variables (N = 617)

From: General self-efficacy and posttraumatic stress after a natural disaster: a longitudinal study

 

N (%)/M (SD)

Gender:

 Male (=0)

276 (44.7 %)

 Female (=1)

341 (55.3 %)

Age

43.24 (12.82)

Educationa:

 Below upper secondary

46 (8.0 %)

 Upper secondary

170 (29.6 %)

 Up to 4 years of higher education

200 (34.8 %)

 More than 4 years of higher education

159 (27.7 %)

Exposure severity:

 Indirectly exposed (=0)

115 (18.6 %)

 Exposed but not in danger (=1)

278 (45.1 %)

 In danger (=2)

224 (36.3 %)

Perceived threat of death

1.49 (1.42)

Loss of family or friends:

 No (=0)

564 (91.4 %)

 Yes (=1)

53 (8.6 %)

Social support satisfaction

5.53 (1.58)

IES-R T1

1.13 (0.83)

IES-R T2

1.07 (0.83)

IES-R change (T2-T1)

−0.07 (0.57)

GPSES T1

3.15 (0.46)

  1. GPSES General Perceived Self-Efficacy Scale, IES-R Impact of Event Scale-Revised, T1 6 months post-disaster; and T2 2 years post-disaster
  2. aMissing information about education for 42 participants; thus, n = 575