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Table 3 Predictors of PTSD severity at 14 months (N = 384)

From: Degree of exposure and peritraumatic dissociation as determinants of PTSD symptoms in the aftermath of the Ghislenghien gas explosion

 

β

t

Equation

Adj. R2

Δ R2

Sociodemographic variables

  

F(2, 381) = 2.359†

.007

.012

1. Age

.046

1.570

   

2. Gender

.006

.207

   

Type of exposure

  

F(3, 380) = 20.764***

.134

.129

3. Exposure category

-.041

−1.210

   

Peritraumatic dissociation

  

F(4, 379) = 40.778***

.294

.160

4. Peritraumatic dissociation

-.014

-.363

   

PTSD severity at 5 months

  

F(5, 378) = 160.058***

.675

.378

5. Severity of PTSD symptoms at T1

.772

18.896***

   

Variables of social support at 5 months

  

F(8, 375) = 102.430***

.679

.007

6. Unsatisfaction with social support

.073

2.399*

   

7. Number of supporting persons

-.011

-.362

   

8. Being an aid for other victims

-.042

−1.366

   

Psychological support

  

F(9, 374) = 91.368***

.680

.001

9. Received psychological support

-.041

−1.260

   
  1. †p < 0,10; *p < 0,05; **p < 0,01; ***p < 0,001.