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Table 3 Retrospective evaluation of perceived changes in world assumptions at six months post-tsunami (N = 574)

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

Variable

M (SD)

Invulnerability

−0.2 (0.9)

Just world

−0.6 (0.9)

Predictable world

−0.8 (1.0)

Controllable world

−0.8 (0.9)

Good and benevolent world

−0.5 (0.9)

Meaningful life

0.4 (1.0)

Valuable person

0.3 (0.8)

  1. Note: All means are significantly different from zero (p ≤ .001).