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. 2018 Oct 27;50(3):425–438. doi: 10.1007/s10578-018-0850-4

Table 3.

Co-occurrence of childhood adversities assessed

Type of CA % (n) % (n) of individuals who also had other type(s) of CA Amongst those with > 1 CA, mean (SD) of number of CAs experienced
Physical neglect 47.3 (213) 97.5 (435) 2.26 (1.13)
Poverty 36.4 (163) 96.2 (429) 2.40 (1.15)
Physical abuse 33.6 (151) 96.6 (431) 2.42 (1.15)
Parental mental illness 31.0 (139) 74.4 (332) 2.36 (1.61)
Unpreferable rearing conditions 26.2 (117) 98.2 (438) 2.45 (1.22)
Emotional abuse 18.7 (84) 99.3 (443) 2.50 (1.89)
Parental crime 17.3 (78) 99.3 (443) 2.52 (1.25)
Parental divorce 13.9 (62) 98.2 (438) 2.58 (1.21)
Child’s own problem (developmental) 7.6 (34) 99.1 (442) 2.62 (1.26)
Parental hospitalisation 7.4 (33) 99.8 (445) 2.60 (1.26)
Missing parents 7.0 (31) 98.9 (441) 2.63 (1.27)
Parental death 5.6 (25) 98.7 (440) 2.65 (1.28)
Parents can’t cope with parenting 4.9 (22) 99.1 (442) 2.64 (1.27)
Homelessness 3.6 (16) 79.4 (354) 2.63 (1.27)
Sexual abuse 3.3 (15) 79.8 (356) 2.64 (1.26)
Abandonment at infancy 2.5 (11) 99.6 (444) 2.66 (1.28)
Domestic violence .9 (4) 99.8 (445) 2.66 (1.28)
Failed foster care placement .9 (4) 80.0 (357) 2.66 (1.28)
Number of CAs experienced % (n)
1 19.7 88
2 28.3 126
3 29.1 130
4 14.3 64
5 6.1 27
6 2.0 9
8 .4 2