This DATSETNAMEreadme.txt file was generated on [2020-06-18] by [Emily Keller]


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GENERAL INFORMATION
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1. Title of Dataset 
Data from "Traditional rural values and posttraumatic stress among rural and urban undergraduates"

2. Author Information


  Principal Investigator Contact Information
        Name: Emily M. Keller
           Institution: University of Tennessee, Knoxville
           Address: 1404 Circle Drive, Knoxville, Tennessee, 37996
           Email: ekeller5@vols.utk.edu


  Associate or Co-investigator Contact Information
        Name: Gina P. Owens
           Institution: University of Tennessee, Knoxville
           Address: 1404 Circle Drive, Knoxville, Tennessee, 37996
           Email: gowens4@utk.edu


  Alternate Contact Information
           Name:
           Institution:
           Address:
           Email:


3. Date of data collection (single date, range, approximate date) <suggested format YYYY-MM-DD>
2017-04-20 to 2017-12-04

4. Geographic location of data collection (where was data collected?): 
Tennessee

5. Information about funding sources that supported the collection of the data:
N/A

6. Abstract/description of the dataset:
In this work, we provide a dataset of rural residency status/geographic remoteness, cultural values (self-reliance, distrust of outsiders, religiosity, emphasis on family, and fatalism), trauma outcomes, and attitudes toward seeking professional help. De-identified data were collected during 2017 from 213 undergraduates in a southeastern state.

7: Keywords for the dataset (provide 3 - 5):
trauma, rural, values, stress, posttraumatic stress disorder



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SHARING/ACCESS INFORMATION
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1. Licenses/restrictions placed on the data: N/A


2. Links to publications that cite or use the data:
Keller, E. M., & Owens, G. P. Traditional rural values and posttraumatic stress among rural and urban undergraduates. Manuscript under review.

3. Links to other publicly accessible locations of the data:
N/A

4. Links/relationships to ancillary data sets:
N/A

5. Was data derived from another source?
           If yes, list source(s): No

6. Recommended citation for the data:
Keller, E. M., & Owens, G. P. (2020). Traditional rural values and posttraumatic stress among rural and urban undergraduates [Dataset].



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DATA & FILE OVERVIEW
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1. File List
   A. Filename: Geographic Remoteness, Cultural Values, and Stress    
      Short description: Raw data of associated measures.         


        
   B. Filename:        
      Short description:        


        
   C. Filename:        
      Short description:


2. Relationship between files:        
N/A



3. Additional related data collected that was not included in the current data package:
N/A



4. Are there multiple versions of the dataset? yes/no
   If yes, list versions: NO
           Name of file that was updated:
                     i. Why was the file updated? 
                ii. When was the file updated?
           Name of file that was updated:
                      i. Why was the file updated?
                    ii. When was the file updated?






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METHODOLOGICAL INFORMATION
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1. Description of methods used for collection/generation of data: 
<Keller, E. M., & Owens, G. P. Traditional rural values and posttraumatic stress among rural and urban undergraduates. Manuscript under review.>


2. Methods for processing the data: <describe how the submitted data were generated from the raw or collected data>


3. Instrument- or software-specific information needed to interpret the data:
SPSS

4. Standards and calibration information, if appropriate:
N/A

5. Environmental/experimental conditions:
Online survey research

6. Describe any quality-assurance procedures performed on the data:
Validity checks were included to ascertain participant attention in the posttraumatic growth and fatalism measures.

7. People involved with sample collection, processing, analysis and/or submission:
Emily M. Keller and Gina P. Owens





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DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR: [FILENAME]
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1. Number of variables: 138


2. Number of cases/rows: 213


3. Variable List
    A. Name: Informed consent: [Informed_Consent]
       Description: [Consent to participate in the study]
		    1 = Yes, 2 = No

    B. Name: [age]
       Description: [What is your age (in years)?]
                    Value labels if appropriate

    C. Name: [sex]
       Description: [What is your sex?]
                    0 = Female, 1 = Male

    D. Name: [race]
       Description: [What is your race/ethnicity?]
                    1 = Caucasian/White/European-American, 2 = African-American, 3 = Asian-American/Pacific Islander, 4 = Hispanic-American/Latino, 5 = Native American/First Nations/Native Alaskan, 6 = Multiracial/Other

    E. Name: [year]
       Description: [Please indicate your year in school:]
                    1 = 1st, 2 = 2nd, 3= 3rd, 4 = 4th, 5 = 5th, 6 = Other

    F. Name: [residency]
       Description: [Are you a permanent resident of the United States?]
                    1 = Yes, 2 = No

    H. Name: [geography]
       Description: [Within which geographic region do you claim residency (i.e., where you lived just before you began school at UTK)?]
                    1 = Midwest (Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin), 2 = Northeast (Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, and Vermont), 3 = Southeast (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Virginia), 4 = Southwest (Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas), 5 = West (Alaska, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming)

    I. Name: [county_1; county_2]
       Description: [Please enter the name of the county followed by the state within which you permanently reside (i.e., where you lived just before you began school at UTK). - County/School]
                    Value labels if appropriate

    J. Name: [rurality]
       Description: [How would you classify the geographic area of your permanent residence (i.e., where you lived just before you began school at UTK)?]
                    0 = Urban (an area with more than 2,500 people), 1 = Urban (an area with more than 2,500 people)

    K. Name: [trauma_screening_#]
       Description: [The events below may or may not have happened to you. Select “Yes” if that kind of thing has happened to you or select “No” if that kind of thing has not happened to you. If you select “Yes” for any events, put a number in the blank next to it to show how]
                    Value labels if appropriate

    L. Name: [most_traumatic]
       Description: [Which of these events was the most traumatic?]
                    Value labels if appropriate

    M. Name: [date]
       Description: [How long ago did this most traumatic event occur? Please indicate in days, months or years (e.g., 2 years, 5 months).]
                    Value labels if appropriate

    N. Name: [PCL]
       Description: [PTSD Checklist-5 Items]
                    0 = Not at All, 1 = A Little Bit, 2 = Moderately, 3 = Quite a Bit, 4 = Extremely

    O. Name: [PTGI]
       Description: [Posttraumatic Growth Inventory]
                    0 = I did not experience this change, 1 = I did not experience this change, 2 = I did not experience this change, 3 = I did not experience this change, 4 = I did not experience this change, 5 = I did not experience this change

    P. Name: [GFS]
       Description: [General Functioning Scale]
                    1 = Strongly Agree, 2 = Agree, 3 = Disagree, 4 = Strongly Disagree

    Q. Name: cynicism
       Description: [Cynicism Scale]
                    1 = Strongly Agree, 2 = Agree, 3 = Disagree, 4 = Strongly Disagree

    R. Name: [self-reliance]
       Description: [Self-Reliance Scale, Conformity to Masculine Norms Inventory]
                    1 = Strongly Disagree (SD), 2 = Disagree (D), 3 = Agree (A), 4 = Strongly Agree (SA)

    S. Name: [mastery]
       Description: [Pearlin Mastery Scale]
                    1 = Strongly Disagree, 2 = Disagree, 3 = Agree, 4 = Strongly Agree

    T. Name: [religiosity_church_attend]
       Description: [Church attendance]
                    1 = Never, 2 = Once a year or less, 3 = A few times a year, 4 = A few times a month, 5 = Once a week, 6 = More than once per week

    U. Name: [religiosity_private_religion]
       Description: [Frequency of private religious activities]
                    1 = Rarely or never, 2 = A few times a month, 3 = Once a week, 4 = Two or more times per week, 5 = Daily, 6 = More than once a day
    
    V. Name: [religiosity_religion_presence; religiosity_religion_life_approach; religiosity_religion_carry_religion]
       Description: [Intrinsic religiosity]
                    1 = Definitely not true, 2 = Tends not to be true, 3 = Unsure, 4 = Tends to be true, 5 = Definitely true of me

    W. Name: [attitudes]
       Description: [Attitudes Toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help Scale]
                    0 = Disagree, 1 = Partly Disagree, 2 = Partly Agree, 3 = Agree

4. Missing data codes:
        Code/symbol        Definition
        Code/symbol        Definition


5. Specialized formats of other abbreviations used
N/A