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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Aug 26.
Published in final edited form as: Compr Psychiatry. 2013 Apr 15;54(7):856–864. doi: 10.1016/j.comppsych.2013.03.014

Table 2.

Frequencies of the 5 subscales of CTQ by severity of abuse (N=2090)

CTQ Subscale Childhood Trauma N (%) None N (%) Minimal N (%) Low to moderate N (%) Moderate to severe N (%) Severe N (%)
Physical abuse (PA) 373 (17.8%) 1269 (60.7) 431 (20.6) 233 (11.1) 89 (4.3) 68 (3.3)
Emotional abuse (EA) 464 (22.2%) 663 (31.7) 578 (27.7) 454 (21.7) 239 (11.4) 156 (7.5)
Sexual abuse (SA) 261 (12.5%) 1460 (69.9) 406 (19.4) 163 (7.8) 34 (1.6) 27 (1.3)
Physical neglect (PN) 1358 (65.0%) 323 (15.5) 402 (19.2) 417 (20.0) 291 (13.9) 657 (31.4)
Emotional neglect (EM) 710 (34.0%) 106 (5.1) 260 (12.4) 394 (18.9) 407 (19.5) 923 (44.2)

Note. Severe: at least one of the highest score in subscale was 5; moderate to severe: at least one of the highest score in subscale was 4; Low to moderate: at least one of the highest score in subscale was 3; None or minimal: at least one of the highest score in subscale was 1 or 2.