Table 1. The number of variables used to derive each adverse childhood experience (ACE), and the percentage of these that are based on prospective (versus retrospective) and child (versus parent) reported data.
|
Number
of variables |
Prospective
variables (n (%)) |
Child reported
variables (n (%)) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| CLASSIC ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES | |||
| physical abuse | 49 | 32 (65%) | 9 (18%) |
| sexual abuse | 12 | 7 (58%) | 5 (42%) |
| emotional abuse | 46 | 33 (72%) | 5 (11%) |
| emotional neglect | 23 | 20 (87%) | 20 (87%) |
| bullying | 19 | 19 (100%) | 19 (100%) |
| substance household | 70 | 70 (100%) | 1 (1%) |
| violence between parents | 48 | 44 (92%) | 0 (0%) |
|
parental mental health
problems or suicide |
82 | 78 (95%) | 2 (2%) |
| parent convicted offence | 25 | 21 (84%) | 0 (0%) |
| parental separation | 48 | 39 (81%) | 3 (6%) |
| EXTENDED ADVERSE CHILDHOOD EXPERIENCES | |||
| social class | 6 | 6 (100%) | 0 (0%) |
| financial difficulties | 44 | 40 (91%) | 0 (0%) |
|
satisfaction with
neighbourhood |
11 | 11 (100%) | 5 (45%) |
| social support of parent | 14 | 14 (100%) | 0 (0%) |
| social support of child | 17 | 17 (100%) | 17 (100%) |
|
violence between child and
partner |
13 | 6 (46%) | 13 (100%) |
| physical illness of the child | 11 | 11 (100%) | 0 (0%) |
| physical illness of a parent | 23 | 23 (100%) | 0 (0%) |
| parent-child bond | 21 | 20 (95%) | 3 (14%) |