Decorso della sintomatologia psichica post-traumatica conseguente a rapina sul lavoro : differenze di genere e di et\ue0 in un campione di bancari esposti

This study is aimed at assessing gender and age-related differences in PTSD symptoms in bank employees exposed to robbery and subsequently involved in Psychological Debriefing (PD). The study included 49 females and 51 males (average age 40.9). Impact of Event Scale (IES) was administered before PD (TO) and after 45 days (T1); Post-traumatic Checklist (PCL) only at Tl. The sample exhibited a significant decrease in IES score regardless of gender. Female employees obtained higher IES and PCL scores. No age differences were observed. Consistent with most studies, our results may be explained by a higher susceptibility in women