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. 2019 Nov 27;14(11):e0224499. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0224499

Table 4. Indirect exposure to violence and adverse mental health symptomatology among males and females, by percentage of student free/reduced lunch participation (FRLP) of attended school (N = 1548).

Measure Males Cramer’s V p Females Cramer’s V p
≥90% FRLP n (%) <90% FRLP n (%) ≥90% FRLP n (%) <90% FRLP n (%)
Witnessed parent get pushed, slapped, hit, punched, or beaten by another parent or parent’s partner 103 (34.22) 29 (17.58) 0.1766 0.0001 154 (32.35) 54 (30.17) 0.0209 0.5924
Witnessed sibling get pushed, slapped, hit, punched, or beaten by parent (not including spanking) 58 (19.27) 19 (11.05) 0.1071 0.0198 87 (18.24) 25 (13.97) 0.0506 0.1952
Witnessed shooting/stabbing/beating 134 (44.37) 55 (31.98) 0.0085 0.0081 201 (41.88) 66 (36.46) 0.2065 0.2061
Witnessed murder 67 (22.19) 24 (13.95) 0.0295 0.0287 83 (17.44) 30 (16.57) 0.0102 0.7936
Experienced the murder of someone close 161 (54.21) 69 (40.59) 0.1311 0.0046 289 (60.21) 92 (50.83) 0.0846 0.0295
Positive screening for depression 41 (13.49) 14 (8.05) 0.0820 0.0729 145 (29.77) 39 (21.55) 0.0819 0.0344
Positive screening for lifetime PTSD 107 (35.31) 53 (30.64) 0.0490 0.2987 286 (58.73) 89 (49.17) 0.0856 0.0270
Positive screening for current PTSD 59 (19.47) 29 (16.76) 0.0345 0.4640 60 (33.15) 169 (34.70) 0.0145 0.7070