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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 3. Bivariate Associations between Emotional Maltreatment Types and Dependent Variables.

EA
Ms
(SDs)
VA
Ms
(SDs)
IR
Ms
(SDs)
A
Ms
(SDs)
VE
Ms
(SDs)





No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes No Yes

Attachment to Caregivers
 Total Sample 2.6
(.38)
2.6
(.32)
2.6
(.35)
2.5
(.34)
2.5
(.36)
2.6
(.28)
2.6
(.35)
2.5
(.34)
2.6
(.35)
2.5
(.35)
 Females 2.6
(.42)
2.6
(.28)
2.6
(.35)
2.6
(.31)
2.6
(.36)
2.7
(.29)
2.6
(.35)
2.7
(.27)
2.6
(.36)
2.6
(.29)
 Males 2.5
(.36)
2.5
(.34)
2.5
(.35)
2.4
(.37)
2.5
(.37)
2.5
(.26)
2.5
(.35)
2.4
(.34)
2.5
(.34)
2.5
(.37)
Attachment to Parents
 Total Sample 2.6
(.45)
2.5
(.50)
2.6
(.48)
2.5
(.47)
2.6
(.49)
2.6
(.45)
2.6
(.46)
2.5
(.54)
2.6
(.50)
2.6
(.44)
 Females 2.6
(.44)
2.5
(.57)
2.5
(.55)
2.6
(.43)
2.6
(.53)
2.6
(.52)
2.5
(.51)
2.6
(.62)
2.5
(.56)
2.6
(.41)
 Males 2.6
(.45)
2.6
(.42)
2.6
(.41)
2.4*
(.52)
2.6
(.45)
2.6
(.37)
2.6
(.41)
2.5
(.50)
2.6
(.42)
2.6
(.45)
Attachment to Peers
 Total Sample 2.5
(.37)
2.4
(.41)
2.5
(.39)
2.5
(.41)
2.5
(.41)
2.4
(.33)
2.5
(.36)
2.4*
(.50)
2.5
(.41)
2.5
(.33)
 Females 2.5
(.40)
2.5
(.41)
2.5
(.40)
2.5
(.43)
2.5
(.43)
2.5
(.32)
2.5
(.35)
2.4
(.63)
2.5
(.43)
2.5
(.28)
 Males 2.5
(.35)
2.4*
(.40)
2.5
(.38)
2.5
(.40)
2.5
(.39)
2.4
(.33)
2.5
(.36)
2.4
(.43)
2.5
(.39)
2.5
(.36)
Social Acc.
 Total Sample 3.1
(.76)
3.0
(.80)
3.1
(.75)
2.8*
(.87)
3.0
(.77)
2.9
(.82)
3.1
(.75)
2.9
(.90)
3.0
(.82)
3.0
(.68)
 Females 3.0
(.74)
3.0
(.84)
3.1
(.75)
2.8
(.91)
3.0
(.80)
3.0
(.81)
3.0
(.74)
2.8
(1.1)
3.0
(.84)
3.1
(.63)
 Males 3.1
(.79)
3.0
(.76)
3.1
(.75)
2.8t
(.84)
3.1
(.75)
2.9
(.86)
3.1
(.77)
3.0
(.79)
3.0
(.80)
3.0
(.72)
Self-Esteem
 Total Sample 3.4
(.67)
3.3
(.63)
3.4
(.62)
3.1*
(.71)
3.4
(.65)
3.3
(.64)
3.4
(.66)
3.3
(.61)
3.4
(.66)
3.3
(.63)
 Females 3.4
(.74)
3.4
(.62)
3.4
(.66)
3.3
(.70)
3.4
(.67)
3.3
(.67)
3.4
(.66)
3.2
(.72)
3.4
(.64)
3.2
(.76)
 Males 3.4
(.62)
3.3
(.64)
3.4
(.59)
2.9*
(.67)
3.3
(.64)
3.3
(.63)
3.3
(.66)
3.3
(.56)
3.3
(.67)
3.4
(.54)
Anxiety
 Total Sample 50.8
(10.4)
52.7
(10.6)
51.3
(10.6)
54.2t
(10.2)
51.9
(10.5)
51.7
(10.5)
51.1
(10.4)
54.7*
(10.4)
52.6
(10.4)
49.9t
(10.7)
 Females 52.2
(11.7)
53.2
(11.4)
52.4
(11.5)
53.9
(11.6)
52.6
(11.7)
53.4
(10.8)
52.3
(11.3)
55.5
(12.7)
53.7
(11.0)
49.5t
(12.5)
 Males 49.7
(9.3)
52.2
(9.6)
50.4
(9.7)
54.5t
(8.1)
51.3
(9.4)
49.8
(10.1)
50.0
(9.4)
54.3t
(9.2)
51.4
(9.6)
50.2
(9.4)
Posttraumatic Stress
 Total Sample 47.2
(8.7)
50.5*
(10.5)
48.3
(9.4)
51.9*
(11.3)
48.8
(9.9)
50.0
(9.8)
48.8
(10.0)
50.2
(9.5)
49.8
(10.0)
47.0*
(9.4)
 Females 47.2
(9.2)
50.5t
(10.7)
48.3
(10.0)
51.9
(10.6)
49.0
(10.5)
50.1
(9.3)
49.2
(10.2)
49.3
(10.6)
49.8
(10.1)
47.0
(10.4)
 Males 47.1
(8.4)
50.5*
(10.5)
48.3
(9.0)
52.0
(12.4)
48.7
(9.4)
50.0
(10.6)
48.3
(9.8)
50.7
(8.9)
49.8
(10.00
47.0
(8.7)
Life Satisfaction
 Total Sample 2.7
(.27)
2.7
(.27)
2.7
(.27)
2.7
(.28)
2.7
(.26)
2.7
(.30)
2.7
(.26)
2.6*
(.30)
2.7
(.27)
2.7
(.28)
 Females 2.7
(.31)
2.7
(.27)
2.7
(.27)
2.6
(.33)
2.7
(.30)
2.7
(.25)
2.7
(.28)
2.7
(.33)
2.7
(.30)
2.8
(.25)
 Males 2.8
(.22)
2.7*
(.28)
2.7
(.27)
2.7
(.19)
2.7
(.23)
2.6
(.35)
2.7
(.24)
2.6t
(.29)
2.7
(.24)
2.7
(.29)
Social Problems
(CBCL)
 Total Sample 61.7
(9.5)
61.7
(9.1)
61.5
(9.1)
62.2
(10.3)
62.3
(9.6)
59.1*
(7.2)
61.8
(9.3)
61.0
(9.2)
61.7
(9.5)
61.6
(8.7)
 Females 63.7
(10.9)
61.5
(10.2)
62.8
(10.3)
61.2
(11.1)
63.6
(10.9)
57.7*
(6.8)
62.6
(10.3)
61.1
(11.6)
63.1
(10.6)
60.1
(10.1)
 Males 60.1
(8.0)
61.9
(8.0)
60.5
(7.8)
63.8t
(9.1)
61.2
(8.2)
60.5
(7.4)
61.0
(8.2)
61.0
(7.8)
60.2
(8.1)
62.6
(7.7)
Emotional/Behavioral Problems
(CBCL)
 Total Sample 62.7
(11.7)
62.1
(11.6)
62.2
(11.4)
62.9
(12.4)
63.2
(11.5)
59.1
(11.7)
62.8
(11.3)
60.6
(12.6)
62.2
(11.7)
62.7
(11.4)
 Females 63.5
(11.6)
60.6
(11.3)
62.0
(11.1)
60.9
(12.5)
63.0
(11.6)
57.0*
(9.8)
62.5
(10.9)
57.3t
(13.6)
62.4
(11.2)
59.8
(12.1)
 Males 62.1
(11.8)
63.7
(11.8)
62.4
(11.7)
65.7
(12.1)
63.3
(11.5)
61.1
(13.2)
63.1
(11.8)
62.5
(11.8)
62.1
(12.3)
64.6
(10.6)

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

*

≤ .05

t

≤ .10