Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristics of participants within the three treatment groups

Gender:

2.22

0.33

Male

1

2

0

Female

9

8

10

Marital status:

2.65

0.62

Single

0

1

0

Married

8

6

8

Divorced or widowed

2

3

2

Education:

1.25

0.54

Primary school or below

7

9

8

Junior middle school

3

1

2

Income:

2.24

0.70

No fixed income

4

6

7

Below £100

2

2

1

£100-£300

4

2

2

House damage

3.36

0.17

Partially damaged

0

3

2

Slightly damaged

10

7

8

Injured in the earthquake:

1.36

0.51

Yes

4

2

2

No

6

8

8

Bereavement

5.16

0.08

Yes

8

3

6

No

2

7

4

6.00

0.20

No

8

8

8

Once

0

0

2

2 or 3 times

2

2

0

Age

M(SD)

M(SD)

M(SD)

F

p

53.50 (1.24)

56.50 (1.47)

50.90 (1.23)

0.45

0.64