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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jul 10.
Published in final edited form as: Partner Abuse. 2012 Jan 1;3(1):3–21. doi: 10.1891/1946-6560.3.1.3

Table 3.

Differences in Frequency of Aggression Perpetration for Probable Diagnosis and Non-Diagnosis Groups

Diagnosis Group
M (SD)
Non-Diagnosis Group
M (SD)
t p
Depression n = 36 (40.9%) n = 52
   Psychological Aggression 50.97 (34.75) 38.59 (39.70) 1.86 .06
   Physical Aggression 25.02 (26.62) 14.86 (31.22) 2.36 .02
   Sexual Aggression 4.19 (8.31) 4.63 (10.56) 0.44 .65
   Injury 4.00 (6.02) 2.69 (8.05) 2.04 .04
PTSD n = 41 (46.6%) n = 47
   Psychological Aggression 57.60 (40.97) 31.48 (30.87) 2.56 .01
   Physical Aggression 30.97 (37.11) 8.59 (15.21) 3.75 .00
   Sexual Aggression 5.56 (11.44) 3.48 (7.78) 0.85 .39
   Injury 5.60 (9.73) 1.14 (2.91) 3.73 .00
GAD n = 39 (44.3%) n = 49
   Psychological Aggression 55.35 (34.60) 34.34 (38.41) 2.93 .00
   Physical Aggression 26.74 (37.36) 12.87 (20.14) 2.47 .01
   Sexual Aggression 3.64 (8.38) 5.10 (10.60) 0.68 .49
   Injury 4.92 (9.44) 1.87 (4.62) 2.54 .01
Panic Disorder n = 31 (35.2%) n = 57
   Psychological Aggression 49.83 (35.63) 40.29 (39.18) 1.38 .16
   Physical Aggression 23.48 (38.43) 16.59 (23.69) 0.91 .36
   Sexual Aggression 5.61 (9.83) 3.82 (9.59) 1.26 .21
   Injury 3.83 (9.75) 2.89 (5.57) 0.13 .89
Social Phobia n = 32 (36.4%) n = 56
   Psychological Aggression 51.62 (36.77) 39.10 (38.33) 1.87 .06
   Physical Aggression 22.43 (25.65) 17.07 (31.83) 2.04 .04
   Sexual Aggression 4.37 (8.47) 4.50 (10.35) 0.41 .67
   Injury 3.46 (6.10) 3.08 (7.92) 0.82 .41
Alcohol Disorder n = 28 (31.8%) n = 60
   Psychological Aggression 48.35 (35.46) 41.46 (39.28) 1.25 .21
   Physical Aggression 16.85 (24.35) 20.03 (32.02) 0.23 .81
   Sexual Aggression 5.85 (10.47) 3.80 (9.27) 0.74 .46
   Injury 3.35 (6.01) 3.16 (7.85) 0.58 .56
Drug Disorder n = 21 (23.9%) n = 67
   Psychological Aggression 57.61 (37.92) 39.28 (37.29) 2.21 .03
   Physical Aggression 22.71 (24.21) 17.86 (31.29) 1.72 .08
   Sexual Aggression 8.57 (13.82) 3.16 (7.61) 2.27 .02
   Injury 3.85 (5.62) 3.02 (7.75) 1.15 .25
BPD n = 26 (29.5%) n = 56
   Psychological Aggression 65.03 (35.82) 34.67 (36.36) 3.32 .00
   Physical Aggression 36.15 (41.97) 12.67 (19.62) 3.36 .00
   Sexual Aggression 5.26 (9.58) 4.00 (9.63) 0.92 .35
   Injury 6.96 (11.23) 1.75 (4.10) 3.52 .00
ASPD n = 35 (39.8%) n = 45
   Psychological Aggression 63.91 (39.52) 29.33 (31.42) 3.17 .00
   Physical Aggression 32.34 (39.07) 10.13 (15.97) 3.09 .00
   Sexual Aggression 3.85 (8.50) 4.86 (10.58) 0.50 .61
   Injury 5.68 (10.29) 1.42 (3.12) 2.67 .00

Note: PTSD = Posttraumatic stress disorder; GAD = Generalized anxiety disorder; BDP = Borderline Personality Disorder; ASPD = Antisocial Personality Disorder. Percentages are number of women meeting probably diagnostic criteria for each disorder.