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Table 2 Group differences in substance use and coping

From: Coping motives mediate the relationship between PTSD and MDMA use in adolescents with substance use disorders

 

Total (n = 106)

NoTEs (n = 31)

TEs (n = 42)

PTSD (n = 33)

Group comparisons

    

Test statistic (SE)

p-value

Effect size

Mean coping score (SD)

5.4 (5.6)

3.2 (4.0)

5.1 (5.3)

7.6 (5.6)

F (103) = 5.77

0.004a

η2 = .101

Number of participants having used the substance in the past year

 Tobacco (n = 14 missings)

89 (83%)

25 (80%)

36 (86%)

29 (88%)

b =—0.19 (0.38)

0.721

OR = 0.83

 Alcohol (n = 13 missings)

75 (81%)

20 (69%)

32 (89%)

23 (82%)

b = 0.40 (0.38)

0.289

OR = 1.49

 Cannabis (n = 12 missings)

82 (87%)

26 (90%)

32 (86%)

24 (86%)

b = -0.38 (0.45)

0.392

OR = 0.68

 MDMA (n = 12 missings)

41 (44%)

07 (23%)

18 (49%)

16 (59%)

b = 0.66 (0.31)

0.034a

OR = 1.94

 Stimulants (n = 11 missings)

32 (34%)

05 (17%)

17 (44%)

10 (37%)

b = 0.42 (0.32)

0.196

OR = 1.52

Number of days of substance use per month over the past year (SD)

 Tobacco (n = 14 missings)

25.0 (10.1)

23.0 (11.7)

26.2 (8.4)

25.3 (10.1)

H (2) = 1.6

0.457

η2 = .004

 Alcohol (n = 11 missings)

7.6 (10.1)

6.0 (9.3)

7.4 (10.6)

9.6 (10.4)

H (2) = 2.8

0.256

η2 = .008

 Cannabis (n = 10 missings)

15.7 (12.1)

17.1 (12.9)

17.7 (11.8)

12.4 (11.5)

H (2) = 4.9

0.085

η2 = .033

 MDMA (n = 9 missings)

2.3 (5.2)

0.9 (2.5)

1.6 (2.5)

4.4 (8.1)

H (2) = 7.2

0.027a

η2 = .058

 Stimulants (n = 28 missings)

3.7 (8.0)

4.6 (9.0)

2.3 (6.1)

4.3 (9.0)

H (2) = 1.3

0.512

η2 = .009

  1. MDMA Methylenedioxymethamphetamine, SD Standard deviation; OR Odds ratio
  2. aSignificant at the .05 level