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Table 5 Predictors of PTSD symptoms 15 months after explosion among children present in Omagh (N= 212)

From: A school based study of psychological disturbance in children following the Omagh bomb

 

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

Variable

β

p

β

p

β

p

Pre-trauma

Age

0.229

0.692

0.190

0.734

0.554

0.285

Male

−4.172

0.011*

−3.297

0.036*

−0.495

0.741

Previous psychological treatment

3.473

0.171

3.543

0.148

1.472

0.518

Peri-trauma

Perceived life threat

  

5.692

0.015*

2.541

0.250

Physically injured

  

−1.153

0.679

−0.331

0.899

Witnessed serious injury

  

4.077

0.015*

2.519

0.103

Witness people dying

  

0.952

0.589

1.712

0.295

Witnessed people dead

  

1.764

0.315

0.650

0.688

Post-trauma

Post-event support

    

−1.710

0.506

Depression (BDS score)

    

0.152

0.270

Anxiety (SCAS score)

    

0.173

0.000**

  1. Notes:
  2. 1. PTSD symptoms measured by Impact of Events Scale (IES) score.
  3. 2. Those present in Omagh includes those in Omagh town centre when the bomb exploded or shortly after and/or witnessed related traumatic events.
  4. 3. Dummy variables for school included in model but excluded from the table.
  5. 4. Model 1 Adjusted R2 =0.004; Model 2 Adjusted R2 = 0.107; Model 3 Adjusted R2 = 0.252.
  6. 5. P: *significant at the 0.05 level; **significant at the 0.01 level.