Table 1.
Demographic Characteristics
| Characteristics | Depression Groups | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Never Depressed (n = 26) |
Other Depression (n = 24) |
Current MDD (n = 15) |
|
| Age, Years | 27.2 ±7.9 | 29.4 ±7.7 | 26.1 ±5.7 |
| Education level | 4.5 ±1.4 | 4.7 ±1.3 | 4.5 ±1.2 |
| Overall CTQ Score | 30.6 ±7.8 | 39.9 ±16.5 | 47.5 ±15.3 |
| CTQ Emotional Abuse Score | 6.9 ±2.6 | 8.7 ±5.0 | 12.1 ±4.8 |
| Number of participants with moderate-to-severe Emotional Abusea | 5 (19) | 8 (33) | 9 (60) |
| Racea | |||
| White | 18 (69) | 23 (96) | 9 (60) |
| Asian | 5 (19) | 0 | 5 (33) |
| African American | 3 (12) | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown | 0 | 1 (4) | 1 (7) |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Hispanic/Latina | 0 | 3 (13) | 1 (7) |
| Not Hispanic/Latina | 26 (100) | 20 (83) | 14 (93) |
| Unknown | 0 | 1 (4) | 0 |
Values are mean ±SD or n (%).
CTQ, Childhood Trauma Questionnaire; MDD, major depressive disorder.
Education categories: 1 = Less than high school; 2 = High school diploma or equivalent (i.e., GED); 3 = Some college, no degree; 4 = Associate’s degree; 5 = Bachelor’s degree; 6 = Master’s degree; 7 = Doctoral degree.
a
Groups differed on childhood emotional abuse (Chi-Square=15.0, p<.01) and race (Chi-Square=13.5, p<.01, apparent in the lack of racial diversity in the “Other Depression” group). Groups did not differ on demographic characteristics of age, education level, or ethnicity, p’s>.17.