The Pave Project Report - Queen's University Belfast

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The PAVE Project Report
Figure 36: PDS mean scores by traumatic event
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Had been affected by this
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Had not been affected by it
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imm.fam.member killed n=41
injury n=16
friend/rel. killed n=33
witness violence n=33
intimidated n=24
fam. Injured n=15
Traumatic events
caring n=13
T-tests showed that those who were there when the traumatic event happened scored
significantly higher in all three measures than those who heard about the traumatic
event from other means (e.g. a relative, the doctor, or the police). In addition, those
who stated that their day-to-day life changed because of the event scored significantly
higher than those whose daily life had not changed. Moreover, those who felt the
event changed the way they felt about themselves also scored significantly higher than
those who did not feel in this way. Those who claimed they coped badly scored
significantly higher than those who claimed to cope well/fairly well (Figure 38).