Table 5.

Differences between the female LCA classes on all mental health and social and emotional wellbeing variables (n = 956).

Mental Health	Classes	Mean	SD	F	Eta-squared
Post-traumatic stress disorder	Class 1: High adversity	10.372,3,4	6.89	58.52***	.17
	Class 2: Abuse and neglect	5.871,4	5.58
	Class 3: Dysfunctional home	5.431,4	5.53
	Class 4: Low adversity	2.901,2,3	4.17
Complex PTSD	Class 1: High adversity	20.532,3,4	11.90	77.06***	.23
	Class 2: Abuse and neglect	13.681,4	9.08
	Class 3: Dysfunctional home	12.141,4	10.06
	Class 4: Low adversity	6.431,2,3	7.8
Major depressive disorder	Class 1: High adversity	9.932,3,4	7.45	52.73***	.15
	Class 2: Abuse and neglect	7.191,4	5.90
	Class 3: Dysfunctional home	6.401,4	6.42
	Class 4: Low adversity	3.211,2,3	4.37
Generalized anxiety disorder	Class 1: High adversity	9.162,3,4	6.65	44.26***	.13
	Class 2: Abuse and neglect	6.401,4	5.61
	Class 3: Dysfunctional home	5.391,4	5.77
	Class 4: Low adversity	3.111,2,3	4.18
Social and Emotional Wellbeing
Psychological wellbeing	Class 1: High adversity	9.513,4	6.61	40.29***	.12
	Class 2: Abuse and neglect	11.374	6.07
	Class 3: Dysfunctional home	12.831,4	6.51
	Class 4: Low adversity	15.911,2,3	6.08
Loneliness	Class 1: High adversity	3.193,4	1.96	38.87***	.13
	Class 2: Abuse and neglect	2.594	1.94
	Class 3: Dysfunctional home	2.341,4	1.92
	Class 4: Low adversity	1.411,2,3	1.56
		% (n)		χ2	Phi coefficient
Not in a committed relationship	Class 1: High adversity	27.8% (20)		7.93*	.09
	Class 2: Abuse and neglect	34.0% (49)
	Class 3: Dysfunctional home	42.3% (66)*
	Class 4: Low adversity	31.2% (182)
Did not finish college	Class 1: High adversity	70.4% (50)		6.35	.00
	Class 2: Abuse and neglect	70.1% (101)
	Class 3: Dysfunctional home	73.2% (115)
	Class 4: Low adversity	63.9% (373)*
Income below the median	Class 1: High adversity	61.1% (44)*		23.54***	.16
	Class 2: Abuse and neglect	47.2% (68)
	Class 3: Dysfunctional home	55.4% (87)*
	Class 4: Low adversity	38.9% (227)*
Unemployed	Class 1: High adversity	33.3% (24)*		8.34*	.09
	Class 2: Abuse and neglect	22.1% (32)
	Class 3: Dysfunctional home	17.3% (27)
	Class 4: Low adversity	20.0% (117)

Superscript numbers indicate significant differences between classes; F = ANOVA test; Statistical significance: *p ≤ .05; **p ≤ .01; ***p ≤ .001.