Research Article
Trauma and Growth: Impact of AIDS Activism
Table 3
Comparisons of ACT UP study participants with and without PTSD diagnosis.
(a) |
| | Demographic variables and ACT UP experiences | PTSD diagnosis
= 21 | No diagnosis
= 104 | or | |
| | Current age, M (SD) | 51.5 (4.9) | 54.1 (6.6) | −1.730 | .086 | | Current annual income, M (SD) | $76,176 (67,780) | $81,400 (106,326) | −.216 | .829 | | Education (years), M (SD) | 16.7 (2.5) | 17.3 (2.3) | −.982 | .328 | | HIV status, N (%) | | | 2.326 | .127 | | HIV+ | 10 (48) | 31 (30) | | HIV− | 11 (52) | 73 (70) | | Lost friends, N (%) | | | 6.051 | .049 | | None | 1 (5) | 8 (8) | | Some | 1 (5) | 29 (28) | | Many | 19 (90) | 65 (63) | | Lost partner, N (%) | 7 (33) | 19 (18) | 2.673 | .102 | | Primary caregiver for sick friends, N (%) | 8 (38) | 29 (28) | .773 | .379 | | Age when joined ACT UP, M (SD) | 27.1 (4.5) | 28.7 (6.1) | −1.155 | .250 | | Number of years in ACT UP, M (SD) | 7.1 (7.9) | 5.0 (4.3) | 1.670 | .097 | | Demonstrations, N (%) | | | | | | None | - | 2 (2) | | | | A few | 1 (5) | 1 (1) | 2.626 | .453 | | Some | 1 (5) | 11 (11) | | | | Many | 19 (90) | 88 (85) | | | | Times arrested, N (%) | | | .201 | .904 | | None | 7 (33) | 30 (29) | | Once | 2 (10) | 12 (12) | | More than once | 11 (52) | 57 (55) | | Attended Monday meetings, N (%) | | | | | | Rarely | - | 1 (1) | | | | Occasionally | 1 (5) | 5 (5) | .385 | .943 | | Often | 1 (5) | 3 (3) | | | | Regularly | 19 (90) | 93 (89) | | | | In a committee, N (%) | 14 (67) | 85 (82) | 3.080 | .079 |
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| | Self-reported measures | PTSD diagnosis
= 21 | No diagnosis
= 104 | or | p |
| | PHQ-9 [depression], M (SD) | 13.0 (5.7) | 3.8 (3.3) | 10.101 | <.001 | | PHQ-9: DSM IV meets algorithm for major depression, N (%) | 7 (33) | 3 (3) | 21.536 | <.001 | | PCL Checklist (PTSD), M (SD) | 54.7 (7.2) | 29.1 (9.5) | 11.633 | <.001 | | PCL Checklist (PTSD): prorated total minus three depression items, M (SD) | 53.8 (7.8) | 28.4 (9.6) | 11.330 | <.001 | | AUDIT: problematic alcohol use (scores ≥ 16), N (%) | 6 (29) | 14 (13) | 2.819 | .093 | | Coping Self-Efficacy Scale, M (SD) | 57.9 (16.9) | 92.6 (18.4) | −7.980 | <.001 | | LOT [optimism versus pessimism] | | | 13.134 | <.001 | | Optimistic (scores ≥ 17), N (%) | 7 (33) | 77 (74) | | Pessimistic (scores < 17), N (%) | 14 (67) | 27 (26) | | UCLA Loneliness Scale, M (SD) | 49.5 (11.3) | 37.0 (8.8) | 5.634 | <.001 |
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