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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Aggress Maltreat Trauma. 2010 Jan 1;19(1):52–74. doi: 10.1080/10926770903476008

Table 2. Maternal Characteristics and Other Maltreatment Types by Emotional Maltreatment Types.

EA
%
VA
%
IR
%
A
%
VE
%





No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes

Maternal Characteristics
 Criminal History 51.9 52.2 52.6 50.0 50.8 57.1 52.6 50.0 49.7 58.0
 Alcohol Abuse 35.2 30.4 33.8 27.1 33.5 28.6 33.3 29.2 29.9 39.1
 Substance Abuse 68.5 63.0 67.7 56.2 62.4 77.6* 65.6 64.6 67.8 59.4
 Mental Illness 34.3 32.6 32.8 35.4 34.5 28.6 32.8 35.4 35.1 29.0
 Maltreatment History 26.9 15.6* 22.6 12.5 22.7 12.2 22.6 12.5 22.4 15.9
Other Maltreatment Types
 Physical Abuse 20.4 36.3* 20.0 66.7* 31.4 20.4 27.2 37.5 27.6 33.3
 Sexual Abuse 4.6 15.6* 8.7 18.8* 12.4 4.1t 12.3 4.2t 10.9 10.1
 Failure to Provide 54.6 49.6 55.4 37.5* 49.0 63.3t 50.8 56.2 51.1 53.6
 Lack of Supervision 74.1 79.3 80.0 64.6* 73.3 89.8* 76.9 77.1 75.9 79.7

Note: EA = Emotional Maltreatment; VA = Verbal Aggression; IR = Inappropriate Responsibility; A = Abandonment; VE = Violence Exposure.

*

≤ .05

t

≤ .10