Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the participants

 Boys

88 (56.8%)

30 (50%)

0.458

–

 Age

10.58 ± 1.52

10.08 ± 1.52

0.034

–

 Residence: Town

3 (1.9%)

3 (5.0%)

0.446

–

 Move to another area after earthquake

60 (38.7%)

19 (31.7%)

0.422

–

 Saw anyone dead or injured (A2)

120 (77.4%)

42 (70.0%)

0.339

0.711

 Felt others’ panic (A3)

137 (88.4%)

55 (91.7%)

0.651

0.100

 Trapped for a longer period of time (A4)

77 (49.7%)

8 (13.3%)

<0.001

<0.001

 Felt one’s own or a family member’s life to be in danger (A5)

128 (82.6%)

56 (93.3%)

0.072

0.039

 Felt unable to escape from the disaster (A6)

114 (73.5%)

34 (56.7%)

0.026

0.061

 Felt extreme panic or fear (A7)

144 (92.9%)

53 (88.3%)

0.418

0.460

 Lost a close family member or friend (A8)

55 (35.5%)

10 (16.7%)

0.011

0.013

 Had a close family member or friend injured (A9)

85 (54.8%)

34 (56.7%)

0.929

0.624

 Lost home or important belongings (A10)

126 (81.3%)

46 (76.7%)

0.569

0.520

 Injured (A11)

27 (17.4%)

6 (10.0%)

0.253

0.216

0.577

0.355

  Psychoticism

25 (16.1%)

6 (10.0%)

  Moderate psychoticism

12 (7.7%)

8 (13.3%)

  Intermediate

73 (47.1%)

27 (45.0%)

  Moderate socialization

35 (22.6%)

13 (21.7%)

  Socialization

10 (6.5%)

6 (10.0%)

< 0.001

< 0.001

  Extraversion

13 (8.4%)

14 (23.3%)

  Moderate extraversion

18 (11.6%)

16 (26.7%)

  Intermediate

76 (49.0%)

22 (36.7%)

  Moderate introversion

21 (13.5%)

6 (10.0%)

  Introversion

27 (17.4%)

2 (3.3%)

< 0.001

< 0.001

  Neuroticism

22 (14.2%)

2 (3.3%)

  Moderate neuroticism

31 (20.0%)

6 (10.0%)

  Intermediate

79 (51.0%)

23 (38.3%)

  Moderate stability

9 (5.8%)

11 (18.3%)

  Stability

14 (9.0%)

18 (30.0%)

 Re-experiencing

12.16 ± 2.61

11.80 ± 2.40

0.336

–

 Avoidance

17.12 ± 3.41

16.02 ± 2.83

0.017

–

 Increased arousal

13.66 ± 3.06

13.32 ± 2.31

0.378

–

 Total score

42.94 ± 5.63

41.13 ± 3.84

0.008

–