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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Child Abuse Negl. 2021 Jan 11;113:104926. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104926

Table 2.

Chi Square Difference Tests for Stressful Life Events.

Life Event Maltreatment Status
Non-Maltreated (n = 82) Maltreated (n = 91)
Parents divorced 10 (5.8 %) 10 (5.8 %)
Close family member hospitalized 50 (28.9 %) 55 (31.8 %)
Close family member died 33 (19.1 %) 41 (23.7 %)
Close family member arrested 23 (13.3 %) 40 (23.1 %)*
Close family member can’t work due to injury/illness 28 (16.2 %) 39 (22.5 %)
Close family member has significant medical/emotional problems 29 (16.8 %) 48 (27.7 %) *
Boyfriend/girlfriend has been cheating on you 13 (7.5 %) 26 (15.0 %) *
Close friend was arrested 11 (6.4 %) 17 (9.8 %)
Friend was hospitalized 19 (11.0 %) 27 (15.6 %)
Close friend died 9 (5.2 %) 20 (11.6 %)
Close friend moved away 28 (16.2 %) 32 (18.5 %)
Close friends withdraw their affection 4 (2.3 %) 19 (11.0 %)**

p < .10.

*

p < .05.

**

p < .01.