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

Table 5. Indirect exposure to violence and adverse mental health symptomatology among younger (≤14 years) and older (>14 years) youth, by gender (N = 1548).

Measure ≤14 years Cramer’s V p >14 years Cramer’s V p
Males n (%) Females n (%) Males n (%) Females n (%)
Witnessed parent get pushed, slapped, hit, punched, or beaten by another parent or parent’s partner 131 (28.67) 197 (29.98) -0.0142 0.6346 54 (33.33) 63 (36.21) -0.0301 0.5806
Witnessed sibling get pushed, slapped, hit, punched, or beaten by parent (not including spanking) 75 (16.30) 100 (15.27) 0.0140 0.6393 29 (17.47) 31 (17.92) -0.0059 0.9137
Witnessed shooting/stabbing/beating 194 (42.08) 255 (38.52) 0.0358 0.2305 86 (52.12) 72 (41.38) 0.1076 0.0475
Witnessed murder 76 (16.49) 103 (15.75) 0.0099 0.7414 52 (31.71) 36 (20.69) 0.1255 0.0211
Experienced the murder of someone close 224 (49.23) 387 (58.37) -0.0902 0.0026 85 (51.83) 101 (58.05) -0.0625 0.2509
Positive screening for depression 49 (10.54) 182 (27.20) -0.1761 <0.0001 30 (18.07) 50 (28.57) -0.1154 0.0222
Positive screening for lifetime PTSD 165 (35.56) 368 (55.01) -0.1932 <0.0001 55 (33.33) 87 (49.71) -0.1702 0.0022
Positive screening for current PTSD 90 (19.40) 220 (32.88) -0.1498 <0.0001 33 (20.00) 53 (30.29) -0.1213 0.0292