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Table 2 Correlation matrix of the major study variables (N = 617)

From: General self-efficacy and posttraumatic stress after a natural disaster: a longitudinal study

 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

1 Gender:

         

 Male (=0)

         

 Female (=1)

         

2 Age

−0.16***

        

3 Exposure severity:

0.04

−0.08*

       

 Indirectly exposed (=0)

         

 Exposed but not in danger (=1)

         

 In danger (=2)

         

4 Perceived threat of death

0.04

−0.04

0.65***

      

5 Loss of family or friends:

−0.04

−0.02

0.17***

0.23***

     

 No (=0)

         

 Yes (=1)

         

6 Social support satisfaction

0.14***

−0.12**

−0.11*

−0.13**

−0.09*

    

7 IES-R T1

0.18***

0.01

0.41***

0.47***

0.22***

−0.36***

   

8 IES-R T2

0.10*

0.03

0.37***

0.42***

0.20***

−0.32***

0.77***

  

9 IES-R change (T2-T1)

−0.11**

0.03

−0.05

−0.06

−0.04

0.05

−0.33***

0.35***

 

10 GPSES T1

−0.07

−0.06

−0.08

−0.08*

−0.03

0.24***

−0.30***

−0.26***

0.07

  1. Correlations are based on multiple imputed data
  2. GPSES General Perceived Self-Efficacy Scale, IES-R Impact of Event Scale-Revised, T1 6 months post-disaster; and T2 2 years post-disaster
  3. *p ≤ .05; **p ≤ .01; and ***p ≤ .001