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Table 2 Frequency, mean years since incident, rating means and rating mean ranks for 14 original and 7 STRS items for each incident

From: The STRS (shortness of breath, tremulousness, racing heart, and sweating): A brief checklist for acute distress with panic-like autonomic indicators; development and factor structure

Stressful Incident

N

Yrs Since Incident

Total 14 Orig. Items

 

Total 7 STRS Items

 
  

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Rnk*

Mean (SD)

Rnk*

Caregiver, close friend, relative died of natural cause

18

5.8 (3.7)

18.6 (10.6)

10

15.0 (7.8)

9

Serious motor vehicle accident

16

5.2 (3.2)

22.3 (12.6)

6

17.2 (7.0)

5

Caregiver, close friend, relative very ill or injured

16

4.6 (3.4)

16.1 (8.0)

12

14.0 (5.4)

11

Other situation, feared death or serious injury

14

5.7 (4.0)

26.4 (11.4)

3

19.2 (5.2)

2

Any other extraordinarily stressful situation

13

6.1 (4.2)

20.8 (8.4)

7

16.8 (5.2)

6

Natural disaster

11

9.9 (3.9)

18.1 (12.2)

11

15.6 (9.3)

8

Attacked with weapon, intent to kill/seriously injure

10

7.5 (2.0)

32.1 (11.5)

1

22.7 (5.7)

1

Serious surgery

10

6.2 (4.5)

31.0 (11.2)

2

17.6 (5.1)

4

Other situation, saw someone seriously injured or killed

6

4.2 (3.5)

23.3 (10.6)

5

17.7 (5.0)

3

Serious problems or broken up with significant other

6

3.8 (2.6)

23.8 (4.8)

4

15.7 (1.4)

7

Bullying, hazing in school

6

8.2 (3.2)

18.8 (8.6)

9

14.7 (5.5)

10

Parents had serious Problems or conflicts

6

9.8 (4.4)

13.7 (6.4)

13

11.8 (5.3)

12

Other actual serious injury

5

7.0 (5.3)

20.8 (5.3)

8

13.8 (4.1)

13

Attacked without weapon, intent to kill/seriously injure

4

8.0 (4.2)

31.0 (16.3)

 

19.3 (6.8)

 

Serious accident at work/elsewhere

4

8.4 (4.0)

30.0 (13.2)

 

18.6 (5.6)

 

Serious injury

4

7.5 (3.1)

22.3 (7.1)

 

18.3 (6.6)

 

Broken bone with cast

4

8.8 (4.4)

13.3 (1.9)

 

12.3 (0.5)

 

Bullying, hazing outside school

3

5.7 (5.5)

16.0 (5.0)

 

14.7 (4.2)

 

Close friend or family member killed by drunk driver

1

1.0

43.0

 

28.0

 

Sudden separation from parent/caregiver

1

3.0

28.0

 

20.0

 

< 21, sex contact with physical force/threat of force

1

4.0

35.0

 

19.0

 

Caregiver, close friend, relative deployed war zone

1

11.0

18.0

 

18.0

 

Panic when blood drawn

1

10.0

26.0

 

18.0

 

Divorce/separation spouse/lover

1

4.0

12.0

 

10.0

 
  1. *Rnk = Rank of means in descending order for incidents rated by 5 or more participants