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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the participants

From: The generation that lived during/participated in the war and the generation that inherited it: association between veterans PTSD and adult offspring’s emotional regulation strategies and alexithymia levels

Variable

Parents (N = 75)

Adult Offspring (N = 75)

Sex

  

Men

75 (100.0%)

50 (66.7%)

Women

0 (0%)

25 (33.3%)

Marital Status

  

Married

74 (98.7%)

56 (74.7%)

Single / Divorced

1 (1.3%)

19 (25.3%)

Education level

  

Primary or less

14 (18.7%)

-

Complementary

10 (13.3%)

-

Secondary

34 (45.3%)

11 (14.7%)

University

17 (22.7%)

64 (85.3%)

Physical injuries during the war (yes)

6 (8.0%)

-

Combat injuries (yes)

60 (80.0%)

-

 

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Age (in years)

65.37 ± 6.20

38.49 ± 7.45

Father’s exposure to combat

27.08 ± 3.11

-

Father’s PTSD

32.53 ± 7.58

-

Alexithymia score

-

52.16 ± 8.03

Cognitive reappraisal score

-

26.36 ± 3.73

Expressive suppression score

-

14.31 ± 3.96