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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Exp Child Psychol. 2012 Oct 1;114(2):229–242. doi: 10.1016/j.jecp.2012.08.007

Table 1.

Demographic information for maltreated and comparison groups.

Variable Maltreated (n = 50) [M (SD) or n (%)] Comparison (n = 56) [M (SD) or n (%)]
Age 16.75 (1.11) 17.17 (1.23)
Race
African American 24 (23%) 31 (29%)
Caucasian 24 (23%) 20 (19%)
Hispanic 0 (0%) 1 (1%)
Multiracial 2 (2%) 4 (4%)
Family income
<$10,000 14 (13%) 13 (13%)
$10,000–$19,000 8 (8%) 6 (6%)
$20,000–$29,000 8 (8%) 9 (9%)
$30,000–$39,000 5 (5%) 10 (10%)
>$40,000 14 (13%) 17 (16%)
Family environment
Single-caregiver home 26 (26%) 31 (31%)
Dual-caregiver home 14 (14%) 23 (20%)
Other 6 (6%) 2 (2%)
BIA 86.50 (10.76) 93.56 (13.52)*
PANAS
Positive Affect 27.96 (7.93) 30.16 (8.39)
Negative Affect 13.46 (4.05) 12.46 (3.31)
PTSD symptoms 8.28 (4.90) 3.75 (3.97)**
DERS 91.10 (23.70) 78.16 (21.14)*

Note. BIA, Brief Intellectual Assessment via Woodcock–Johnson Test of Cognitive Abilities-III; PANAS, Positive and Negative Affect Schedule; PTSD, posttraumatic stress disorder; DERS, Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale.

p ≤ .10.

*

p ≤ .01.

**

p ≤ .001.