TABLE 2. Differences Between Physically Abused and Nonabused Young Adults.

	Unadjusted Means					Adjusted Means
	Not Abused		Abused			Not Abused		Abused
Outcome	M	SD	M	SD	F	M	SD	M	SD	F
Self-reported violent delinquency	4.16	9.61	1.96	3.67	0.92	3.88	9.22	1.93	3.77	1.61
Self-reported nonviolent delinquency	2.26	6.43	0.85	1.81	0.54	2.17	6.13	0.82	1.87	0.06
Violent offenses (court records)	0.04	0.20	0.10	0.30	6.28*	0.04	0.20	0.12	0.33	4.30*
Nonviolent offenses (court records)	0.09	0.29	0.19	0.39	14.99***	0.09	0.29	0.22	0.42	13.71***
Status offenses (court records)	0.06	0.23	0.16	0.37	12.72***	0.05	0.23	0.19	0.40	7.67**
Any offenses (court records)	0.13	0.34	0.23	0.43	9.85**	0.13	0.34	0.28	0.45	6.20*
Self-reported arrests	0.11	0.31	0.25	0.44	16.32***	0.10	0.30	0.21	0.42	6.18*
Any arrests (court records or self-report)	0.20	0.40	0.35	0.48	14.12***	0.20	0.40	0.34	0.48	6.34*
Achenbach externalizing problems	7.34	6.06	8.23	6.60	3.87*	7.34	6.11	7.93	6.53	0.43
Perpetrator of romantic relationship violence	0.10	0.36	0.28	0.91	4.60*	0.11	0.38	0.05	0.12	0.73
Victim of romantic relationship violence	0.16	0.56	0.29	0.94	0.00	0.15	0.52	0.05	0.12	3.47
Graduated from high school	0.86	0.35	0.62	0.49	23.82***	0.87	0.34	0.62	0.49	15.20***
Fired in past year	0.07	0.25	0.21	0.41	14.31***	0.07	0.25	0.26	0.45	9.55**
Drug use	0.80	1.41	0.60	0.96	0.00	0.78	1.38	0.60	0.99	0.04
Teen parent	0.11	0.32	0.23	0.43	9.37**	0.11	0.31	0.24	0.43	4.15*
Pregnant or impregnated someone in past year	0.07	0.25	0.17	0.38	10.57**	0.06	0.24	0.16	0.37	11.13**
Achenbach internalizing problems	9.10	7.24	9.49	8.14	0.44	9.17	7.09	8.86	8.18	0.52

NOTE: Not abused n = 505; abused n = 69. Rates of missing data vary depending on the outcome and year of assessment. Adjusted means control for socioeconomic status, single-parent status, family stress, maternal social support, child exposure to violence, child temperament, and child health.

^*p < .05.

^**p < .01.

^***p < .001.