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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 4.

Differences in Frequency of Aggression Victimization 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 57.22 (40.82) 37.69 (33.67) 1.80 .07
   Physical Aggression 30.13 (38.23) 21.00 (43.19) 1.64 .10
   Sexual Aggression 13.47 (25.86) 4.28 (8.30) 2.01 .04
   Injury 8.19 (10.43) 4.44 (10.98) 2.88 .00
PTSD n = 41 (46.6%) n = 47
   Psychological Aggression 59.12 (41.44) 33.95 (30.08) 2.22 .02
   Physical Aggression 34.58 (45.49) 16.14 (35.33) 2.51 .01
   Sexual Aggression 9.75 (16.25) 6.55 (19.74) 1.85 .06
   Injury 8.92 (12.49) 3.40 (8.53) 3.19 .00
GAD n = 39 (44.3%) n = 49
   Psychological Aggression 58.56 (37.67) 35.42 (34.97) 2.70 .00
   Physical Aggression 31.17 (46.09) 19.61 (36.52) 1.29 .19
   Sexual Aggression 11.51 (24.41) 5.28 (10.43) 0.85 .39
   Injury 8.02 (12.32) 4.34 (9.35) 2.16 .03
Panic Disorder n = 31 (35.2%) n = 57
   Psychological Aggression 53.48 (41.44) 41.43 (35.33) 1.08 .28
   Physical Aggression 29.45 (49.56) 22.17 (36.08) 0.22 .82
   Sexual Aggression 15.70 (26.47) 3.87 (9.33) 3.24 .00
   Injury 6.87 (12.46) 5.49 (9.96) .032 .74
Social Phobia n = 32 (36.4%) n = 56
   Psychological Aggression 51.96 (36.57) 42.08 (38.33) 1.49 .13
   Physical Aggression 27.96 (39.10) 22.89 (42.58) 1.04 .30
   Sexual Aggression 11.31 (24.50) 6.17 (13.19) 1.31 .19
   Injury 6.46 (10.23) 5.69 (11.28) 0.78 .43
Alcohol Disorder n = 28 (31.8%) n = 60
   Psychological Aggression 50.92 (38.12) 43.23 (37.71) 1.18 .23
   Physical Aggression 27.00 (46.84) 23.68 (38.66) 0.50 .61
   Sexual Aggression 6.03 (10.01) 8.98 (20.93) 0.24 .81
   Injury 7.82 (12.76) 5.11 (9.85) 1.45 .14
Drug Disorder n = 21 (23.9%) n = 67
   Psychological Aggression 57.19 (38.75) 42.07 (37.04) 1.72 .08
   Physical Aggression 34.66 (51.53) 21.62 (37.30) 1.68 .09
   Sexual Aggression 17.61 (29.16) 5.04 (11.79) 2.97 .00
   Injury 8.85 (14.40) 5.07 (9.44) 1.50 .13
BPD n = 26 (29.5%) n = 56
   Psychological Aggression 64.76 (37.77) 38.35 (36.25) 2.78 .00
   Physical Aggression 34.42 (43.35) 22.32 (41.64) 1.79 .07
   Sexual Aggression 18.00 (29.27) 3.83 (7.54) 2.93 .00
   Injury 9.46 (13.22) 4.66 (9.77) 2.61 .01
ASPD n = 35 (39.8%) n = 45
   Psychological Aggression 65.31 (42.57) 32.62 (28.87) 2.99 .00
   Physical Aggression 35.60 (47.90) 18.24 (36.24) 2.07 .04
   Sexual Aggression 11.37 (24.86) 5.11 (9.58) 0.84 .40
   Injury 8.40 (12.29) 3.86 (8.74) 2.26 .02

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.