Table 2.

List of Trauma Exposure Items Queried on the VEX-R

VEX-R ITEM (Child Report)	Male (N = 42)	Female (N = 42)	p
observed a person yell at someone	40 (95.2%)	39 (92.9%)	.50
experienced a person yelling at them	37 (88.1%)	32 (76.2%)	.13
observed something thrown at a person	27 (64.3%)	26 (61.9%)	.50
experienced a person throwing something at them	19 (45.2%)	14 (33.3%)	.19
observed a person push or shove someone	31 (73.8%)	28 (66.7%)	.32
experienced a person pushing or shoving them	19 (45.2%)	7 (16.7%)	.005**
observed a person chase a scared person	22 (52.4%)	19 (45.2%)	.33
experienced an angry person chasing them	14 (33.3%)	10 (23.8%)	.23
observed a person slap someone really hard	20 (48.8%)	15 (36.6%)	.19
experienced a person slap them really hard	12 (28.6%)	6 (14.3%)	.09
observed a person beat up someone	33 (78.6%)	31 (73.8%)	.40
experienced a person beat them up	6 (14.3%)	6 (14.3%)	1.00
observed a person steal stuff from someone	17 (40.5%)	16 (38.1%)	.50
experienced a person stealing stuff from them	18 (42.9%)	13 (31%)	.18
observed a person point a knife or a gun at someone	10 (23.8%)	5 (11.9%)	.13
experienced a person point a knife or a gun at them	2 (4.8%)	0 (0%)	.25
observed a person stab someone with a knife	8 (19.0%)	1 (2.4%)	.014*
observed a person shoot someone with a gun	3 (7.1%)	3 (7.1%)	1.00
observed a person being arrested	36 (85.7%)	35 (83.3%)	.76
observed a person dealing drugs	7 (16.7%)	9 (22.0%)	.54
observed a kid getting spanked	33 (78.6%)	37 (88.1%)	.24
experienced being spanked by another person	34 (81.0%)	32 (76.2%)	.60
observed someone being bitten by a dog	13 (35.1%)	17 (43.6%)	.45
experienced being bitten by a dog	13 (35.1%)	12 (30.8%)	.68
known someone who was killed	13 (35.1%)	13 (35.1%)	1.00

^*p < .05.

^**p < .01.