Table 1.

Sample Characteristics by Maltreatment Group

	Maltreating (n = 165)		Nonmaltreating (n = 83)
Variable	M	SD	M	SD
1. Maternal Age	29.58	5.35	30.37	6.85
2. Child Age	4.93	1.15	4.86	1.13
3. Maternal Language (PPVT-4)	84.30	12.75	86.22	12.64
	n (%)		n (%)
4. Child Sex: Male	83 (50.3%)		42 (50.6%)
5. Child Race/Ethnicity
African American	66 (40.0%)		34 (41.0%)
Caucasian	48 (29.1%)		15 (18.1%)
Hispanic and Other	51 (30.9%)		34 (41.0%)
6. Maternal Education
Some Middle or High School	56 (33.9%)		18 (21.7%)
Completed High School/GED	55 (33.3%)		25 (30.1%)
Some Trade School or College	38 (23.0%)		26 (31.3%)
Completed Trade School or	15 (9.1%)		12 (14.5%)
Bachelor’s/Associate’s	1 (.6%)		2 (2.4)
7. Income <$12,000	95 (57.6%)		45 (54.2%)
8. Married	20 (12.1%)		28 (33.7%)*
9. Has Partner	90 (54.5%)		52 (62.6%)

Note. Independent samples t-tests and chi-square tests assessed differences by maltreatment group.

^*p < .05;

^**p < .01.