The association between posttraumatic disorder symptoms and addictive behaviours in Macao within a sample of female Filipino migrant workers: a network analysis

Figures & data

Table 1. Sample characteristics (N = 1200).

Variable	M (Mdn)	SD	n	%
Age (years)	41.04	8.83
PCL-5 score	18.59	14.31
Gambling score	.78 (0)	2.73
Alcohol misuse score	2.27 (0)	4.34
Marital status
Single, never married			299	24.9
Married			533	44.4
Partnered but not married			88	7.3
Separated			197	16.5
Widowed			83	6.9
Educational attainment
Elementary			15	1.3
High school			425	35.4
Technical/Vocational			132	11.0
Two-year associate degree			175	14.6
Some college			214	17.8
Bachelor's degree or higher			239	19.9
PTE types
Natural disaster			521	43.4
Death of loved one back home			296	24.7
Serious illness of loved one back home			89	7.4
Severe human suffering			42	3.5
Fire or explosion			38	3.2
Others			214	17.8

Figure 1. Network of PTSD and gambling disorder symptoms.

Figure 2. Network of PTSD symptoms and alcohol misuse.

Figure 3. Network of PTSD and gambling disorder symptoms depicting only bridge connections. Solid lines represent positive associations, and dashed lines represent negative associations. Line thickness represents association strength.

Figure 4. Network of PTSD symptoms and Alcohol Misuse depicting only bridge connections. Solid lines represent positive associations, and dashed lines represent negative associations. Line thickness represents association strength.

Figure 5. Adjusted bridge strength for networks of PTSD with gambling disorder and of PTSD with alcohol misuse.