Table 5

Prediction of Charges of a Violent Offense by PTSD After Accounting for Trauma

	R²	F Change	p
Model (n = 3,617)
1. Demographic information	0.075	41.64	^*
2. Demographics+trauma history	0.097	44.47	^*
3. Demographics+trauma history+PTSD symptoms	0.101	15.03	^†
Final model, F(10,3616) = 40.40, p < 10⁻¹⁰	Beta	t	p
Demographics
Sex	−0.088	−5.25	^*
Age	−0.034	−2.01	^‡
Race	−0.025	−1.60
Education	−0.114	−6.95	^*
Employment	−0.003	−0.154
Income	−0.010	−0.585
Substance abuse history	0.168	9.55	^*
Trauma history
Childhood trauma	0.096	5.39	^§
Adult trauma	0.060	3.47	^†
PTSD symptoms
Total PSS	0.071	3.88	^†

Dependent variable is a charge involving violence. Sex: 0, male; 1, female. Race: 0, African American/black; 1, Hispanic/Latino; 2, Asian; 3, Caucasian/white; 4, mixed; 5, other.
↵* p < 10e-10.
↵† p < .001.
↵‡ p < .05.
↵§ p < 10e-5.