World assumptions, posttraumatic stress and quality of life after a natural disaster: A longitudinal study

Table 2 Quality of life and posttraumatic stress symptoms at six months and two years post-disaster (N = 574)

	Six months	Two years	Change	Correlation T₁*T₂
	M (SD)	M (SD)	M (SD)
Quality of life^a	7.2 (1.9)	7.3 (1.8)	0.1 (1.6)	0.63***
Posttraumatic stress^b	1.1 (0.8)	1.0 (0.8)	−0.1 (0.6)***	0.76***
Correlation	-0.43***	-0.46***	0.22***

Note: Pearson’s r was used for correlations, whereas the difference over time was analyzed with Student’s t-test.
^a Ladder of Life Satisfaction.
^b Impact of Event Scale-Revised.
* p ≤ .05; ** p ≤ .01; *** p ≤ .001.

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