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

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

Psychological assessment– descriptive statistics (n = 62)

instrument

mean (sd)

norm sample

significance

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

  1. 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]
  2. *p < .05; **p < .01