Table 1.
Demographic and background information for Maltreated and Nonmaltreated groups
| MT group (n = 41) | NMT group (n = 34) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measure | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | P | |
| Age (years) | 12.45 (1.49) | 12.44 (1.21) | 0.89 | |
| WASI-IQa | 105.17 (12.70) | 107.68 (11.62) | 0.38 | |
| Pubertal Development (PDS)b | 2.05 (0.70) | 1.80 (0.61) | 0.11 | |
| n (%) | n (%) | P | ||
| Gender (% female) | 21 (51) | 21 (62) | 0.49 | |
| Ethnicity (% Caucasian) | 28 (67) | 20 (59) | 0.47 | |
| SESc | 2.82 (1.55) | 3.14 (1.12) | 0.32 | |
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | P | ||
| CTQd(Total) | 37.98 (16.51) | 28.72 (4.73) | <0.01 | |
| TSCCe | Depression | 47.20 (9.72) | 44.29 (8.09) | 0.17 |
| Anxiety | 48.56 (12.22) | 44.44 (9.65) | 0.12 |
a
WASI-IQ, 2-subscale IQ derived from the Wechsler Abbreviated Scales of Intelligence (Wechsler, 1999).
b
Self rating of Puberty Development Scale (Petersen et al., 1988).
c
Socioeconomic status (SES): Highest level education rated on 6-point scale from 0 = no formal qualifications to 5 = postgraduate qualification.
d
Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (Bernstein and Fink, 1998).
e
Trauma Symptom Checklist for Children (Briere, 1996).