Table 1
Demographics of Sample.
| CHARACTERISTIC | SAMPLE (N= 68) |
|---|---|
| Age (Years) | |
| Mean | 40.71 |
| Median | 36.50 |
| SD | 11.39 |
| Range | 48 |
| Time in Service (Years) | |
| Mean | 8.81 |
| Median | 6.41 |
| SD | 6.25 |
| Range | 22.5 |
| Gender | |
| Male | 58 (85.3%) |
| Female | 10 (14.7%) |
| Ethnicity | |
| White | 49 (72.1%) |
| African American | 10 (14.6%) |
| Hispanic | 8 (11.8%) |
| Asian | 1 (1.5%) |
| Military Branch | |
| Air Force | 8 (11.7%) |
| Army | 32 (47.1%) |
| Navy | 9 (13.2%) |
| Marine Corps | 18 (26.5%) |
| More than one | 1 (1.5%) |
| Number of Deployments | |
| One | 40 (58.8%) |
| Two | 17 (25.0%) |
| Three | 3 (4.4%) |
| Four | 6 (8.8%) |
| Five | 1 (1.5%) |
| Six | 1 (1.5%) |
Table 2
Paired Samples t-test (N = 68).
| MEAN (SD) INTAKE | MEAN (SD) SESSION 6 | MEAN DIFFERENCE | t | df | p | d | 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PCL-5 | 42.29 (19.25) | 30.88 (20.67) | –11.41 | 5.00 | 67 | <.001 | .61 | [0.35, 0.86] |
| Internal | 5.81 (3.44) | 4.15 (3.28) | –1.66 | 4.32 | 67 | <.001 | .52 | [0.27, 0.77] |
| External | 4.26 (2.34) | 3.34 (2.38) | –0.93 | 3.06 | 67 | .003 | .37 | [0.12, 0.62] |
| Avoidance | 4.38 (2.56) | 3.24 (2.43) | –1.15 | 3.34 | 67 | .001 | .41 | [0.16, 0.65] |
| NA | 8.07 (4.69) | 5.99 (4.56) | –2.09 | 3.73 | 67 | <.001 | .45 | [0.20, .070] |
| An | 7.06 (3.66) | 5.00 (3.99) | –2.06 | 5.43 | 67 | <.001 | .66 | [0.39, 0.92] |
| EB | 3.37 (2.33) | 2.22 (2.24) | –1.15 | 4.00 | 67 | <.001 | .49 | [0.23, 0.74] |
| AA | 4.29 (2.50) | 3.29 (2.60) | –1.00 | 3.56 | 67 | <.001 | .43 | [0.18, 0.68] |
| DA | 5.04 (2.26) | 3.66 (2.53) | –1.38 | 4.97 | 67 | <.001 | .60 | [0.34, 0.86] |
| BDI-II | 27.66 (14.69) | 17.53 (14.23) | –10.13 | 6.67 | 67 | <.001 | .81 | [0.53, 1.08] |
| Cognitive | 11.46 (7.19) | 6.93 (6.07) | –4.53 | 5.88 | 67 | <.001 | .71 | [0.44, 0.98] |
| Affective | 5.41 (3.29) | 3.43 (2.93) | –1.99 | 5.68 | 67 | <.001 | .69 | [0.42, 0.95] |
| Somatic | 10.79 (5.64) | 7.18 (6.13) | –3.62 | 5.57 | 67 | <.001 | .68 | [0.41, 0.94] |
| BAI | 25.49 (15.41) | 15.91 (12.26) | –9.57 | 5.31 | 67 | <.001 | .64 | [0.38, 0.90] |
| Subjective | 9.37 (5.58) | 6.62 (5.09) | –2.75 | 4.02 | 67 | <.001 | .49 | [0.24, 0.74] |
| Somatic | 9.65 (7.20) | 5.07 (5.05) | –4.57 | 5.31 | 67 | <.001 | .64 | [0.38, 0.90] |
| Physiological | 2.41 (1.98) | 1.44 (1.53) | –0.97 | 4.13 | 67 | <.001 | .50 | [0.25, 0.75] |
[i] Note. PCL-5 – PTSD Checklist-5, Internal = Internal Intrusions (PCL-5 questions 1–3), External = External Intrusions (PCL-5 questions 4–5), Avoidance = Avoidance (PCL-5 questions 6–7), NA = Negative Affect (PCL-5 questions 8–11), An = Anhedonia (PCL-5 questions 12–14), EB = Externalizing Behaviors (PCL-5 questions 15–16), AA = Anxious Arousal (PCL-5 questions 17–18), DA = Dysphoric Arousal (PCL-5 questions 19–20); BDI-II = Beck Depression Inventory-II, Cognitive = Cognitive factor (BDI-II questions 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14), Affective = Affective factor (BDI-II questions 4, 10, 12, 13), Somatic = Somatic factor (BDI-II questions 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21); BAI = Beck Anxiety Inventory, Subjective = Subjective factor (BAI questions 4, 5, 9, 10, 14, 16, 17), Somatic = Somatic factor (BAI questions 1, 2, 3, 6, 8, 11, 15, 19, 20), Physiological = Physiological factor (BAI questions 12, 13).