The Pave Project Report - Queen's University Belfast

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The PAVE Project Report
TRAUMATIC EVENT RELATED VARIABLES
T
he relationship between specific traumatic experiences and general
psychological health, level of depression, and PTSD symptom severity of
participants was statistically significant. Figures 34, 35, and 36 show mean scores for
the three standardized measures respectively, for participants who experienced
particular traumatic events and those who did not experience these events.
Figure 34: GHQ-30 mean scores by traumatic event
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Had been affected by this
event
Had not been affected by it
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imm.fam.member killed n=41
injury n=16
friend/rel. killed n=34
witness violence n=35
intimidated n=24
Traumatic events
fam. Injured n=15
caring n=13