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Table 4 Age of onset of childhood traumatic events as measured by the ETI

From: An analysis of early developmental trauma in social anxiety disorder and posttraumatic stress disorder

 

Controls

SAD with EDT

PTSD

Never

0–5a

6–11b

13–18c

Never

0–5a

6–11b

13–18c

Never

0–5a

6–11b

13–18c

Physical abuse events

Spanked with hand

5

11

14

1

2

14

14

2

2

8

6

1

Slapped in face

23

2

3

3

9

1

11

11

9

1

3

4

Burned with cigarette

31

0

0

0

29

2

1

0

13

2

2

0

Punched or kicked

24

0

1

6

18

1

9

4

11

1

2

3

Hit or spanked with object

13

4

9

5

7

10

12

3

1

4

11

1

Hit with thrown object

28

0

1

2

22

1

5

4

11

0

5

1

Choked

31

0

0

0

25

1

2

4

14

1

0

2

Pushed or shoved

22

0

4

5

17

1

7

7

8

0

5

4

Tied up or locked in closet

30

1

0

0

29

1

2

0

15

1

1

0

Total scores

207

18

32

22

158

32

63

35

84

18

35

16

Emotional abuse events

Often put down or ridiculed

24

0

2

5

6

5

14

7

6

2

5

4

Often ignored or made to feel you didn't count

27

0

3

1

8

8

9

7

6

5

6

0

Often told you are no good

26

0

3

2

16

0

9

7

8

2

4

3

Often shouted or yelled at

22

2

5

2

9

8

11

4

5

4

6

2

Most of the time treated in cold or uncaring way

29

1

0

1

13

2

12

5

8

3

5

1

Parents control areas of your life

22

2

6

1

13

5

10

4

8

2

6

1

Parents fail to understand your needs

27

1

1

2

6

6

12

8

7

2

5

3

Total scores

177

6

20

14

71

34

77

42

48

20

37

14

Sexual abuse events

Exposed to inappropriate comments about sex

28

0

3

0

19

3

5

5

9

0

4

4

Exposed to flashing

29

1

0

1

20

4

4

4

11

0

3

3

Spy on you dressing/bathroom

28

1

0

2

24

2

4

2

15

0

2

0

Forced to watch sexual acts

31

0

0

0

27

0

3

2

16

0

1

0

Touched in intimate parts in way that was uncomfortable

25

0

3

3

20

2

5

5

7

1

4

5

Someone rubbing genitals against you

29

0

1

1

24

2

3

3

12

0

3

2

Forced to touch intimate parts

30

0

0

1

28

1

1

1

12

0

3

2

Someone had genital sex against your will

30

0

0

1

29

1

2

0

13

1

1

2

Forced to perform oral sex

31

0

0

0

31

0

1

0

15

0

2

2

Someone performed oral sex on you against your will

31

0

0

0

29

0

1

1

15

0

2

0

Someone had anal sex with you against your will

31

0

0

0

30

1

0

1

15

0

1

1

Someone tried to have sex but didn't do so

30

0

0

1

23

1

3

4

10

1

3

3

Forced to pose for sexy photographs

31

0

0

0

31

0

0

1

15

0

1

1

Forced to perform sex acts for money

31

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

Forced to kiss someone in sexual way

31

0

0

0

23

1

2

6

15

0

0

2

Total scores

446

2

7

10

358

18

34

35

180

3

30

27

  1. aBetween and including the ages 0–5 years; bbetween and including the ages 6–11 years; cbetween and including the ages 13–18 years.