TABLE 1.
Factor Loadings of CTQ Items from Exploratory Factor Analysis (N = 171)
| CTQ Item | F1 | F2 | F3 | F4 | F5 | Corresponding Subscale | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PA1 | Got hit so hard that I had to see a doctor or go to the hospital. | 96 | 01 | −11 | −05 | 06 | Physical Abuse |
| PA2 | Family hit me so hard that it left me with bruises or marks. | 93 | −04 | 11 | −02 | −06 | |
| PA4 | I was punished with a belt/board/cord/other hard object.* | 34 | −08 | 47 | −14 | 05 | |
| PA5 | I believe that I was physically abused.* | 25 | −04 | 41 | 06 | 34 | |
| PA3 | Beaten so badly it was noticed by a teacher/neighbor/doctor.* | 41 | 07 | 38 | 07 | −01 | |
| EN3 | Someone in my family helped me feel important or special. | 11 | 67 | −07 | 13 | −02 | Emotional Neglect |
| EN2 | I felt loved. | −12 | 79 | 22 | −11 | −03 | |
| EN4 | People in my family looked out for each other. | −11 | 64 | 09 | 04 | 04 | |
| EN1 | People in my family felt close to each other. | −01 | 74 | −02 | 03 | 12 | |
| EN5 | My family was a source of strength and support.* | −08 | 59 | 29 | 06 | 05 | |
| EA2 | People in my family called me “stupid,” “lazy,” or “ugly.” | −10 | 11 | 72 | 04 | −12 | Emotional Abuse |
| EA4 | I thought that my parents wished I had never been born.* | 03 | 30 | 55 | −13 | −05 | |
| EA1 | People in my family said hurtful or insulting things to me. | −05 | 06 | 80 | 01 | −03 | |
| EA3 | I felt that someone in my family hated me. | −03 | 10 | 68 | 07 | 11 | |
| EA5 | I believe that I was emotionally abused.* | 06 | 15 | 38 | 00 | 46 | |
| PN3 | I didn’t have enough to eat.* | 30 | 14 | 26 | −05 | −04 | Physical Neglect |
| PN1 | I knew there was someone to take care of me and protect me. | 18 | 56 | −09 | −02 | 02 | |
| PN4 | My parents were too drunk or high to take care of the family.* | 35 | 26 | 01 | 09 | −08 | |
| PN5 | I had to wear dirty clothes.* | 26 | −03 | 27 | 15 | −09 | |
| PN2 | There was someone to take me to the doctor if I needed it.* | 04 | 53 | −03 | 30 | −10 | |
| SA3 | Someone tried to touch me in a sexual way/made me touch them. | −04 | −03 | 17 | 15 | 81 | Sexual Abuse |
| SA5 | Someone threatened me unless I did something sexual* | −07 | −06 | 05 | 75 | 51 | |
| SA4 | Someone tried to make me do/watch sexual things.* | 09 | −03 | −15 | 31 | 67 | |
| SA2 | Someone molested me. | 01 | 06 | −02 | −04 | 95 | |
| SA1 | I believe that I was sexually abused. | −02 | 09 | −02 | −07 | 97 |
Note: Factor loadings were rounded to 2 places and multiplied by 100 to facilitate visual decoding of the loading pattern.
*
Indicates cross-loading of item on more than one factor; criterion for complicated factor loadings set at .25.