The Peritraumatic Behavior Questionnaire: development and initial validation of a new measure for combat-related peritraumatic reactions

Table 3 Correlations of peritraumatic instruments to measures assessed post-deployment in participants without prior deployment (n = 404)

Scales	PDEQ	PBQ-SR	EDS	PAS
BAI	.348^**	.478^**	.442^**	.385^**
BDI	.381^**	.531^**	.402^**	.487^**
DES	.220^**	.256^**	.188^**	.238^**
CAPS	.457^**	.400^**	.305^**	.361^**
CAPS - Change	.185^**	.201^**	.200^**	.148^*
PCL	.485^**	.488^**	.395^**	.423^**
PCL - Change	.103^*	.209^**	.227^**	.137^*
SF-12 Physical	-.037	-.086^#	-.143^*	-.031
SF-12 mental	-.308^**	-.336^**	-.328^**	-.261^**
WHODAS	.266^**	.372^**	.384^**	.276^**
PANAS - Negative	.278^**	.384^**	.286^**	.358^**
PANAS - Positive	-.052	-.011	-.010	-.020

Correlations are given by the Pearson’s r. PBQ: Peritraumatic Behavior Questionnaire; EDS: Emotional Distress Subscale; PAS: Physical Awareness Subscale. BAI: Beck’s Anxiety Index; BDI: Beck’s Depression Inventory-II; CAPS: Clinician Administered PTSD Scale; DES: Dissociative Experiences Scale-II; PANAS: Positive Affect Negative Affect Schedule; PDEQ: Peritraumatic Dissociative Experiences Questionnaire – Self Report; PCL: PTSD Checklist; SF-12: Short Form 12, Version 2; WHODAS: World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule II. Change indicates differences in the scores between pre and post-deployment.
^# Statistical trend: .05 < p < 0.1.
* p < .05.
** p < .001.

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