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Table 2 Prevalence of child abuse by trauma type and comparison of childhood abuse type by mean age ( N= 2,500)

From: Frequency of child maltreatment in a representative sample of the German population

 

Sex

 

Age

 
 

Total

Male

Female

 

Abused

Non-abused

 
 

n

%

n

%

n

%

p

Mean age

SD

Mean age

SD

p

Emotional Abuse

254

10.2

109

9.3

145

10.9

.184a

50.60

18.65

50.67

18.56

.954b

Emotional Neglect

348

13.9

171

14.6

177

13.4

.374a

51.50

17.46

50.51

18.72

.444c

Physical Abuse

301

12.0

149

12.7

152

11.5

.335a

54.09

18.88

50.18

18.48

.001b

Physical Neglect

1210

48.4

580

49.5

630

47.5

.305a

55.76

18.21

45.81

17.54

.000c

Sexual Abuse

156

6.2

44

3.8

112

8.4

.000a

52.03

17.68

50.56

18.62

.339b

        

Minimizing

Non-minimizing

 

Minimization/Denial

214

8.6

94

8.0

120

9.0

.365a

44.27

18.34

51.25

18.47

.000b

  1. Test statistic: aPearson chi square, btwo sample t test, cMann–Whitney U test.