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Table 2 Mean CTQ scores between outpatient and community sample

From: The prevalence of childhood trauma in psychiatric outpatients

 

Outpatient sample (n = 354)

Community sample (n = 100)

P value*

CTQ-SF scores, mean ± SD

 Physical abuse (PA)

9.4 ± 5.3

7.3 ± 3.1

< 0.01

 Emotional abuse (EA)

12.2 ± 5.6

9.1 ± 3.7

< 0.01

 Sexual abuse (SA)

6.9 ± 4.4

5.4 ± 2.1

< 0.01

 Physical neglect (PN)

9.5 ± 2.8

8.1 ± 1.9

0.62

 Emotional neglect (EN)

14.2 ± 4.8

14.4 ± 3.6

< 0.01

 CTQ-SF total

51.9 ± 14.8

44.3 ± 9.6

< 0.01

  1. *P values were derived from independent t test and Chi-square test between the outpatient and community samples, respectively