Table 2.
Prevalence of individual types of childhood trauma, and descriptive characteristics of childhood trauma and adulthood attachment in the research groups.
| Scale | Migraine | Other Pain | Other Illness | No Illness | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) † | Mean (± SD) | n (%) † | Mean (± SD) | n (%) † | Mean (± SD) | n (%) † | Mean (± SD) | |
| Childhood trauma (CTQ) | ||||||||
| Emotional abuse | 46 (20.6) | 7.6 (3.3) | 103 (16.3) | 7.2 (3.0) | 76 (14.1) | 6.9 (2.7) | 37 (9.1) | 6.5 (2.2) |
| Physical abuse | 31 (13.9) | 6.0 (2.3) | 82 (13.0) | 6.0 (2.3) | 60 (11.1) | 5.8 (2.1) | 37 (9.1) | 5.6 (1.9) |
| Sexual abuse | 21 (9.4) | 5.6 (1.9) | 41 (6.5) | 5.5 (1.8) | 39 (7.2) | 5.6 (2.2) | 25 (6.2) | 5.4 (1.6) |
| Emotional neglect | 57 (25.6) | 11.4 (5.1) | 128 (20.3) | 10.6 (4.5) | 85 (15.7) | 10.0 (4.4) | 67 (16.5) | 9.9 (4.5) |
| Physical neglect | 85 (38.1) | 7.4 (2.9) | 254 (40.2) | 7.6 (2.8) | 188 (34.8) | 7.3 (2.6) | 115 (28.4) | 6.9 (2.6) |
| Adulthood attachment (ECR-R) | ||||||||
| Anxiety | 21.9 (10.5) | 18.8 (9.3) | 19.5 (9.8) | 18.4 (9.5) | ||||
| Avoidance | 24.6 (11.8) | 24.2 (12.2) | 23.4 (11.5) | 23.2 (12.5) | ||||
† The individual types of childhood trauma dichotomized according to Walker’s clinical cut-off scoring [45]. Means and standard deviations (SD) computed from the gross scores of the subscales. CTQ: Childhood Trauma Questionnaire; ECR-R: Experiences in Close Relationships Revised.