Table 2.
Prevalence of childhood emotional and physical maltreatment by parents in the National Survey of Midlife Development in the United States (MIDUS) by gender and sexual orientation and results of multivariate logistic regression analyses
| Maltreatment measures | Men
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Women
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heterosexual % (SE) | Gay/bisexual % (SE) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | Heterosexual % (SE) | Lesbian/bisexual % (SE) | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | |
| Emotional maltreatment | ||||||
| By mother | 20.2 (1.2) | 32.1 (8.2) | 2.31* (1.07–4.97) | 25.9 (1.3) | 38.5 (10.2) | 1.62 (.66–3.98) |
| By father | 30.3 (1.5) | 43.6 (9.6) | 1.57 (.70–3.54) | 24.2 (1.2) | 28.6 (9.3) | 1.38 (.49–3.87) |
| By either parent | 36.5 (1.6) | 52.6 (9.5) | 2.12 (.93–4.85) | 37.2 (1.2) | 45.5 (9.7) | 1.69 (.65–4.36) |
| Any physical maltreatment | ||||||
| By mother | 23.6 (1.3) | 42.6 (8.6) | 3.22* (1.62–6.40) | 23.7 (1.2) | 32.8 (10.2) | 1.42 (.52–3.83) |
| By father | 31.2 (1.4) | 42.7 (8.6) | 1.50 (.71–3.15) | 18.6 (1.2) | 27.2 (9.2) | 2.15 (.76–6.08) |
| By either parent | 37.1 (1.5) | 46.7 (8.7) | 1.61 (.77–3.37) | 30.9 (1.3) | 43.6 (10.1) | 2.31 (.87–6.09) |
| Major physical maltreatmemt | ||||||
| By mother | 6.5 (.7) | 15.4 (6.5) | 3.58* (1.24–10.29) | 6.9 (.8) | 22.8 (9.6) | 4.25* (1.32–13.65) |
| By father | 9.7 (1.0) | 25.3 (7.6) | 3.77* (1.60–8.85) | 5.8 (.6) | 15.1 (6.2) | 5.43* (1.83–16.12) |
| By either parent | 12.5 (1.0) | 26.9 (7.5) | 3.17* (1.33–7.56) | 10.3 (.8) | 33.6 (9.4) | 8.37* (3.15–22.20) |
Note: Weighted percentages and standard errors (SE) shown. Multiple logistic regression analyses conducted separately by gender. Odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) adjusted for age, race, education, maternal and/or paternal education, and personal income.
*
p < .05.