Table 4

Pearson correlations among PTSD symptoms, EPQ-RSC, TCSQ, SSRS and physical violence

Variables	Mean	SD	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14
PTSD symptoms	40.60	15.01	–
Re-experiencing	12.43	4.92	0.89**	–
Avoidance	15.70	5.99	0.94**	0.77**	–
Hyper-arousal	12.46	5.48	0.91**	0.70**	0.79**	–
Physical violence	3.08	2.99	0.26**	0.22**	0.31**	0.18**	–
SSRS	41.73	8.44	−0.19**	−0.12**	−0.22**	−0.17**	−0.12**	–
Subjective support	25.23	5.14	−0.09	−0.02	−0.13*	−0.09	0.01	0.89**	–
Objective support	8.63	3.30	−0.21**	−0.17**	−0.23*	−0.17**	−0.20**	0.77**	0.46**	–
Utilisation of support	7.87	2.01	−0.21**	−0.15**	−0.22*	−0.20**	−0.21**	0.66**	0.43**	0.40**	–
Positive coping of TCSQ	30.05	7.22	−0.16**	−0.15**	−0.12*	−0.18**	−0.13*	0.10	0.04	0.10*	0.15**	–
Negative coping of TCSQ	26.92	7.33	0.19**	0.10	0.19*	0.22**	0.04	−0.31**	−0.26**	−0.29**	−0.17**	0.12*	–
Extraversion	49.81	10.33	−0.01	−0.03	0.01	−0.01	0.06	−0.05	−0.02	−0.08	−0.02	−0.04	0.02	–
Psychoticism	50.10	9.81	0.06	0.06	0.06	0.04	0.00	0.02	0.02	0.06	0.02	0.02	0.04	−0.02	–
Neuroticism	50.07	10.34	0.03	0.04	0.01	0.05	0.03	0.03	0.01	0.05	0.04	0.01	0.04	−0.09	0.20**	–

*p<0.05, **p<0.01.
EPQ-RSC, Eysenck Personality Questionnaire-Revised Short Scale for Chinese; PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder; SSRS, Social Support Rating Scale; TCSQ, Trait Coping Style Questionnaire.