Table 3.
Traumatic Events Identified as Most Distressing by Gender (N=851)
| Total (N=851) | Male (n=299) | Female (n=552) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N or M | % or SD | n or M | % or SD | n or M | % or SD | |
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| Car Accidents | 16 | 1.9 | 10 | 3.3 | 6 | 1.1 |
| Other Accidents | 13 | 1.5 | 8 | 2.7 | 5 | 0.9 |
| Warfare | 7 | 0.8 | 6 | 2.0 | 1 | 0.2 |
| Sudden Death of Loved One | 166 | 19.5 | 63 | 21.1 | 103 | 18.7 |
| Robbery | 13 | 1.5 | 7 | 2.3 | 6 | 1.1 |
| Stranger Assault | 34 | 4.0 | 27 | 2.7 | 14 | 2.5 |
| Witnessing Stranger Violence | 16 | 1.9 | 9 | 3.0 | 7 | 1.3 |
| Childhood Physical Abuse | 33 | 3.9 | 14 | 4.7 | 19 | 3.4 |
| Witnessing Domestic Violence | 5 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.3 | 4 | 0.7 |
| Experiencing Domestic Violence | 60 | 7.1 | 11 | 3.7 | 49 | 8.9 |
| Childhood Sexual Abuse | 189 | 22.2 | 40 | 13.4 | 149 | 27.0 |
| Adult Sexual Abuse | 31 | 3.6 | 3 | 1.0 | 28 | 5.1 |
| Other | 134 | 15.7 | 59 | 19.7 | 75 | 13.6 |
| Not Specified/Missing | 120 | 14.1 | 45 | 15.1 | 75 | 13.6 |
| Years since most distressing event | 18.71 | 14.30 | 17.70 | 13.51 | 19.25 | 14.70 |