Table 4.
Group mean descriptive statistics, standard deviations (SD), and MANCOVA analysis for psychological factors in the three ACE groupings.
| 0 ACE | 1–3 ACE | ≥4 ACE | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anxiety | 35.42 (10.29) | 40.02 (11.42) | 43.79 (11.52)∗ |
| Shame | 19.08 (17.45) | 26.73 (19.68) | 32.24 (20.61)∗ |
| Fantasy | 19.25 (9.02) | 22.84 (7.80) | 26.88 (8.66)∗ |
| TEQ | 1.24 (1.48) | 1.80 (1.77) | 3.60 (2.60)∗ |
TEQ, Traumatic Events Questionnaire. MANCOVA (age and gender covariates) comparison of mean scores showing significant group differences: Wilks’s Λ = 0.760, F(8,444) = 8.173, p < 0.001, η2 = 0.128; gender, p = 0.674; age, p = 0.141. See results section for narrative details on pairwise comparison differences. ∗p < 0.001.