Trauma and Growth: Impact of AIDS Activism

Table 4

(a) Independent variables included in regression analyses: PTSD (PCL total score)

	Independent variables	Dependent variable; PTSD (PCL total score)
		Estimate	Exponentiated estimate
Demographics	Age	−0.012	0.988	−2.43	.017
	Gender	0.062	1.064	0.72	.472
	Race	−0.098	0.907	−1.00	.318
	HIV status	−0.098	1.053	0.72	.475
ACT UP	Years involved in ACT UP	0.004	1.005	0.74	.464
	On a committee	−0.141	0.868	−2.10	.038
	Arrested during demonstration	−0.117	0.889	−1.11	.270
AIDS related	Friends died	−0.027	0.974	−0.21	.834
	Partner died	0.137	1.147	1.63	.107
Past year	Has intrusive thoughts	0.295	1.344	3.71	<.001
	Lacks future orientation	0.171	1.186	2.19	.031
	Feels AIDS is behind them	0.005	1.005	0.06	.952

(b) Independent variables included in 2 regression analyses: depression (PHQ total score) and coping (CESD total score)

	Independent variables	Dependent variables
		Depression (PHQ total score)				Coping (CESD total score)
		Estimate	Exponentiated			Estimate
Demographics	Age				.278			.077
	Gender				.989			.694
	Race				.205			.014
	HIV status				.462			.176
ACT UP	Years involved in ACT UP				.343			.079
	On a committee				.069			.121
AIDS related	Friends died				.658			.062
	Partner died				.071			.882
Past year	Has stable career				.936		0.28	.780
	Has close friends				<.001			.009
	In a relationship				.174			.002
	Part of a community				.474			.691

for depression was run with log-normal data; therefore, exponentiated estimates are presented.