Research Article

Posttraumatic and Depressive Symptoms in Victims of Occupational Accidents

Table 2

Demographic characteristics of the three groups (High PSS/High BDI, High PSS/Low BDI, Low PSS/Low BDI).

High PSS/High BDI ( )High PSS/Low BDI ( )Low PSS/Low BDI ( )F or Chi (df)PPost-hoc SNK

Age; years (standard deviation)38.92 (7.06)36.19 (7.31)38.22 (8.68)0.73 (2,79)ns
Female gender; percent3.5%3.5%1.2%2.72 (2)ns
Education; years (standard deviation)10.64 (2.85)10.00 (2.44)11.39 (2.74)1.23 (2,79)ns
Marital status; percent married28.2%5.9%16.5%15.24 (6)ns
Occupation6.14 (2)0.03
Employed27.1%11.8%25.9%
Unemployed22.4%8.2%4.7%
Degree of physical impairment; percent (standard deviation)46.35% (15.99)49.06% (17.52)46.61% (12.70)0.18 (2,79)ns
Time since the accident; years (standard deviation)4.63 (2.28)6.31 (1.99)5.91 (2.08)4.57 (2,79)0.011 < 2,3*

*Note: 1 = High PSS/High BDI; 2 = High PSS/Low BDI; 3 = Low PSS/Low BDI.