Motives, experiences and psychological strain in medical students engaged in refugee care in a reception center– a mixed-methods approach

Table 5 Psychological strain and attachment style: Descriptive data and correlations

Psychological assessment– descriptive statistics (n = 62)
instrument	mean (sd)		norm sample		significance
instrument	mean (sd)		mean (sd)	n	t	df	p
FST [31–155]	38.52 (7.91)		–	–	–	–	–
PHQ [0–21]	2.22 (2.45)		6.03 (4.19)^a	290	−6.907	334.917	<.001**
GAD [0–21]	2.46 (2.68)		5.34 (4.24)^a	290	−5.130	322.314	<.001**
SF-12 [0–100]
Physical health score	56.06 (3.03)		55.06 (5.08)^a	290	1.493	332.081	0.136
Mental health score	52.03 (6.52)		45.33 (10.33)^a	290	4.899	322.881	<.001**
RQ
Model of self [−12 − + 12]	4.58 (3.34)		3.81 (3.633)^a	279	1.525	222.417	0.129
Model of other [−12 − + 12]	0.81 (3.57)		1.03 (3.260)^a	279	−0.477	177.991	0.634
Secure	5.16 (1.35)		5.18 (1.389)^a	280	−0.103	207.636	0.918
Dismissing	2.47 (1.79)		3.73 (1.605)^a	282	−5.479	174.087	<.001**
Preoccupied	1.98 (1.09)		2.33 (1.399)^a	282	−1.849	268.672	0.066
Fearful	3.87 (1.67)		2.74 (1.842)^a	281	4.443	226.633	<.001**
SOC-29 [29–203]	151.42 (16.63)		155.0 (23.0)^b	4002	−1.227	490.21	0.22
Psychological assessment – correlation analyses (n = 62)
	FST		PHQ		GAD
	r	p	r	p	r	p
RQ – model of self	−.181	.159	−.184	.152	−.029	.825
	r	p	r	p	r	p
RQ - model of other	−.047	.718	−.264*	.038	.074	.568
	r	p	r	p	r	p
SOC-29	−.414**	.001	−.428**	.001	−.487**	<.001

FST Questionnaire for Secondary Traumatization, PHQ-9 Patient Health Questionnaire depression module, GAD-7 Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale, SF-12 12-item Short Form Health Survey, RQ Relationship Questionnaire, SOC-29 Sense of Coherence Scale. ^a [31], ^b [69]
*p < .05; **p < .01

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