Table 4. Social support by abuse type and injuries during the past 12 months.

Abuse type and injuries	Total Social supporta				Social support from familyaa			Social support from friendsaa			Social support from significant otheraa
	n	Mean	SD	P b	Mean	SD	P b	Mean	SD	P b	Mean	SD	P b
Psychological c				<.001			<.001			= .001			= .001
No	3494	68.4	14.03		23.8	5.1		20.2	6.9		24.3	4.9
Yes	864	63.7	16.40		21.5	6.2		19.4	6.9		22.5	5.9
Physical d				= .001			= .001			= .138			= .001
No	4246	67.6	14.50		23.4	5.4		20.1	6.9		24.0	5.1
Yes	112	61.5	18.15		21.1	6.3		19.0	7.3		21.6	6.3
Injuries e				= .001			= .300			= .248			= .001
No	4329	67.5	14.56		23.4	5.4		20.0	6.9		23.9	5.1
Yes	29	56.3	21.04		18.6	7.3		18.3	7.8		18.5	7.1
Financial f				= .001			= .001			= .013			= .001
No	4186	67.7	14.42		23.5	5.4		20.1	6.9		24.0	5.0
Yes	172	62.3	18.51		21.0	6.8		18.8	7.2		22.1	6.6
Sexual g				= .318			= .005			= .281			= .385
No	4325	67.5	14.61		23.4	5.4		20.0	6.9		23.9	5.1
Yes	33	64.1	17.93		19.8	7.7		21.1	7.0		22.8	6.1

^a = MSPSS, 12–84;

^aa = MSPSS, 4–28;

^b = Kruskall-Wallis test: P<.05;

^c = e.g. undermined or belittled what you do;

^d = e.g. kicked you;

^e = e.g. you passed out from being hit on the head;

^f = e.g. tried to make you give money, possessions or property;

^g = e.g. touched you in a sexual way against your will.