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. 2023 Nov 17;11:1258798. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1258798

Table 3.

Intercorrelations between adverse childhood experiences (ACEs).

Emotional abuse Physical abuse Sexual abuse Emotional neglect Physical neglect Parental separation/divorce Household physical violence Household substance abuse Household mental illness Incarcerated household member
Emotional abuse
Physical abuse 0.48***
Sexual abuse 0.17* 0.10
Emotional neglect 0.23*** 0.27*** 0.10
Physical neglect 0.22*** 0.33*** 0.14* 0.19**
Parental separation/divorce −0.01 0.04 −0.02 −0.14 −0.09
Household physical violence 0.29*** 0.22**** 0.26*** 0.20** 0.32*** 0.00
Household substance abuse 0.17* 0.33*** 0.13 0.11 0.21*** 0.10 0.26***
Household mental illness 0.19** 0.25*** 0.17* 0.12* 0.20** −0.04 0.30*** 0.22**
Incarcerated household member 0.19*** 0.15** 0.16** 0.08 0.33*** 0.14* 0.14* 0.20** 0.21**

Phi correlation; *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001.