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. 2011 Feb;52(1):25–34. doi: 10.3325/cmj.2011.52.25

Table 2.

Scores on the scale of perceived social support and scale for the assessment of childhood abuse in parents from the general population (COMP), parents with anxiety and depression disorder (MADD), and parents with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Patients (mean ± standard deviation)
controls (n = 100) with MADD (n = 50) with PTSD (n = 30) F-ratio P-value Sheffe post hoc*
Experience of childhood abuse 28.7 ± 6.4 36.5 ± 11.6 33.9 ± 7.2 14.46* <0.001 COMP-MADD
COMP-PTSD
Parental conflicts in childhood 4.4 ± 1.5 5.1 ± 2.0 5.4 ± 1.9 5.71* <0.001 COMP-MADD
COMP-PTSD
Perceived social support 42.6 ± 7.5 36.3 ± 5.3 33.25 ± 5.8 27.55* <0.001 COMP-MADD
COMP-PTSD
Participation of partner in child care 2.9 ± 0.6 3.0 ± 1.0 3.5 ± 0.6 7.72* <0.001 COMP-PTSD
MADD-PTSD
Family support in child rearing 3.7 ± 1.1 3.3 ± 1.1 3.4 ± 0.8 3.72* 0.020 COMP-MADD
Friends' support in child rearing 3.6 ± 0.8 3.1 ± 0.9 3.0 ± 0.8 7.07* <0.001 COMP-MADD
COMP-PTSD
Assessment of partner relationship 4.3 ± 0.7 3.2 ± 1.0 3.2 ± 0.8 36.15* <0.001 COMP-MADD
COMP-PTSD
Frequency of conflicts with partner 2.4 ± 1.1 3.3 ± 1.0 3.5 ± 1.2 16.06* <0.001 COMP MADD
COMP-PTSD
Conflicts – physical aggression 1.0 ± 0.2 1.4 ± .9 1.7 ± 1.0 15.28* <0.001 COMP-MADD
COMP-PTSD
Conflicts – insults 1.4 ± 0.79 2.8 ± 1.01 2.9 ± 1.26 52.83* <0.001 COMP MADD
COMP-PTSD

*P < 0.05, post hoc tests.