Table 19

Descriptive Statistics of the Scales of the Index of
Vulnerability



 Statistic

Scale M SD Range


Hopelessness 2.3 .50 1.5
Turmoil 1.8 .67 3
Frustration 2.22 .77 3
Depression 2.3 .99 3
Powerlessness 2.6 .69 2.5
Anxiety 2.5 .74 2.5
Exhaustion 2.5 .65 2.5
Worthlessness 1.6 .63 2.5
Abandonment 1.8 .73 2.5
Denial 2.1 .59 1.5
Truculence 1.78 .76 2.5
Repudiation 1.43 .54 2
Time perspective 2.22 .58 2.5


 In addition to the evaluation of these scales individ-

ually, nine of the 12 scales of the index were grouped into

three separate clusters based on what is suggested about

their relationships by other studies. Cluster One was

constructed from the values for hopelessness, depression, and

powerlessness. Values on this variable for the 30 individ-

uals in the sample ranged from 4 to 11 with a mean of 7.27

and a standard deviation of 1.86.

 Table 20 illustrates the intercorrelations of the

scales of Cluster One.