Table 1 Frequency and descriptives for predictor variables
From: The effects of the Omagh bomb on adolescent mental health: a school-based study
Frequency | Mean (SD) | |
|---|---|---|
Female | 1,162 (52.32%) | |
Male | 1,059 (47.68%) | |
Age | 15.85 (1.24) | |
Prior psychological help | 87 (3.92%) | |
Household structure | ||
Both biological parents | 1,943 (88%) | |
Single parent household | 218 (9.87%) | |
Reconstituted household | 47 (2.13%) | |
Exposure to trauma | ||
Present when explosion happened | 33 (1.49%) | |
Person hurt | 42 (1.9%) | |
Person thought he/she was going to die | 35 (1.5%) | |
Witness shortly after explosion | 445 (20.0%) | |
Person saw dead others | 153 (6.9%) | |
Person saw others going to die | 213 (9.6%) | |
Person saw other people hurt | 297 (13.4%) | |
Someone close to person died | 527 (23.7%) | |
Someone close to person was hurt | 1153 (51.9%) | |
Derived exposure categories | ||
Present when explosion happened | 33 (1.49%) | |
Witness after explosion | 295 (13.28%) | |
Loss | 370 (16.66%) | |
Near miss | 121 (5.45%) | |
No exposure | 1402 (63.12%) | |
Cognitive predictors | ||
PTCI factor A | 30.40 (15.40) | |
PTCI factor B | 12.38 (4.05) | |
Thought/Emotional suppression | 8.07 (3.47) | |
Rumination | 8.47 (2.89) | |
“Nowness” of memory | 1.45 (1.03) | |
Muddled memory | 1.71 (1.12) | |
Response factors | ||
Felt more part of community | 925 (41.65%) | |
Post psychological help | 70 (3.15%) |