Examining the relationship between psychological functioning, childhood trauma, and types of perceived coercion among drug court enrollees: Results from a pilot study

Figures & data

Table 1. Participant demographics (N = 54)

Variable	M (SD)	n (%)
Age, in years	33.98 (10.3)
Gender
Men		34 (63)
Women		20 (37)
Race
Caucasian/White		33 (61.1)
Black/African-American		19 (35.3)
Hispanic		3 (5.5)
Asian		1 (1.8)
Other race		2 (3.7)
Marital status
Married		6 (10.9)
Cohabitating		3 (5.5)
Single		30 (54.5)
Separated		6 (10.9)
Divorced		9 (16.4)
Widowed		1 (1.8)
Education
Did not graduate		9 (16.9)
Graduated/GED		22 (41.5)
Some college		14 (26.4)
College graduate		5 (9.4)
Missing		2 (3.7)
Employment
Full time		11(20.8)
Part time		7 (13.2)
Student		1 (1.8)
Unemployed		28 (52.9)
Disabled		6 (11.3)
Missing		2 (3.7)
Perceived coercion questionnaire (PCQ) total	56.93 (22.63)
Self	9.68 (5.63)
Family	9.91 (6.15)
Legal	12.35 (3.49)
Financial	9.07 (5.91)
Health	9.09 (5.22)
Work	6.81 (5.40)
Adverse childhood events (ACE)	2.18 (2.19)
Global severity index (GSI)	0.84 (0.71)
Frequency of AOD in days per week	4.66 (2.44)

Figure 1. Sensitivity power analysis.

Table 2. Bivariate correlation results between perceived coercion, ACES and psychological functioning

	PCQ-self	PCQ-family	PCQ-legal	PCQ-financial	PCQ-health	PCQ-work
ACE score	0.14	0.32*	0.19	0.32*	0.48**	0.27
GSI score	0.37**	0.12	0.03	0.43**	0.36**	0.32*

* p < 0.05.

** p < 0.01.

Table 3. Regression results showing variance in perceived coercion uniquely explained by trauma and psychological functioning

Variables included in model	R^2	Adj. R^2	ΔR^2	B (SE B)	β
Model 1: gender, pre-arrest AOD	0.07	0.03	–
Model 2: gender, pre-arrest AOD, ACE	0.24	0.19	0.17**
Model 2: gender, pre-arrest AOD, ACE, GSI	0.29	0.23	0.06*
Intercept				30.63 (7.73)	–
Gender				7.99 (5.75)	0.17
Pre-arrest AOD				1.53 (1.16)	0.16
ACE				3.23 (1.34)**	0.32
GSI				8.21 (4.20)*	0.26

Notes: Pre-arrest AOD = pre-arrest alcohol and other drug use, ACE = adverse childhood experiences, GSI = generalized severity index.

* p < 0.05.

** p < 0.01.