Table 1.
Sample Descriptive Statistics
| Total Sample (N=291) | Infant EC (n=19) | Preschool EC (n=33) | School-age EC (n=148) | Adolescent EC (n=93) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean(SD) or % | Min-Max | Mean(SD) or % | Min-Max | Mean(SD) or % | Min-Max | Mean(SD) or % | Min-Max | Mean(SD) or % | Min-Max | |
| Demographics | ||||||||||
| % Female | 52.96% | 58.82% | 51.52% | 56.25% | 47.31% | |||||
| Ethnicity | ||||||||||
| Black | 49.48% | 64.71% | 39.39. | 59.72% | 34.41% | |||||
| White | 32.75% | 17.64% | 48.48% | 26.39% | 39.78% | |||||
| Other | 17.77% | 17.64% | 12.12% | 13.89% | 25.80% | |||||
| Maltreatment Dimensions | ||||||||||
| Physical Abuse Frequency | 1.5 (2.79) | 0–22 | . 11 (.46) | 0–2 | .49 (1.28) | 0–6 | 1.65 (2.94) | 0–22 | 2.02 (3.07) | 0–13 |
| Physical Abuse Severity | .70 (.98) | 0–5 | .21 (.92) | 0–4 | .42 (.95) | 0–4 | .75 (1.01) | 0–5 | .82 (.91) | 0–3 |
| Sexual Abuse Frequency | .33 (1.09) | 0–10 | NR | NR | .15 (.57) | 0–3 | .30 (.98) | 0–8 | .45 (1.32) | 0–10 |
| Sexual Abuse Severity | .57 (1.44) | 0–6 | NR | NR | .44 (1.49) | 0–6 | .53(1.35) | 0–5 | .77 (1.64) | 0–6 |
| Emotional Abuse Frequency | .70 (1.26) | 0–7 | .05 (.23) | 0–1 | .55 (.79) | 0–2 | .75 (1.37) | 0–7 | .79 (1.32) | 0–7 |
| Emotional Abuse Severity | 1.00 (1.56) | 0–5 | .26 (1.14) | 0–5 | 1.23 (1.77) | 0–5 | 1.05 (1.61) | 0–5 | .97 (1.47) | 0–5 |
| Neglect Frequency | 1.95 (2.90) | 0–17 | .47 (1.12) | 0–4 | 1.21 (1.81) | 0–7 | 2.22 (3.00) | 0–13 | 2.14 (3.22) | 0–17 |
| Neglect Severity | 1.11 (1.34) | 0–5 | .29 (.59) | 0–2 | .96 (1.28) | 0–4 | 1.12 (1.26) | 0–5 | 1.33 (1.51) | 0–5 |
| % with Maltx prior to EC | 65.03% | 26.32% | 54.55% | 68.75% | 72.04% | |||||
| PTSD/Foster CareVariables | ||||||||||
| Age at EC | 9.71 (4.37) | 0–17 | 1.05 (.91) | 0–2 | 4.12 (.93) | 3–5 | 8.94 (1.85) | 6–12 | 14.66 (1.25) | 13–17 |
| % with Diagnosis | 77.66% | 78.95% | 78.78% | 86.56% | 61.47% | |||||
| Days from EC to PTSD Diagnosis (in days) | 1300.82 (14. 0.34) | 1–6584 | 3852.79 (1987.83) | 316–6584 | 2565.58 (1759.79) | 63–5591 | 1131.82 (1042.50) | 4–4338 | 582.27 (558.81) | 1–2245 |
| In years | 3.56 | 10.56 | 7.03 | 3.10 | 1.60 | |||||
Descriptive information is provided for the entire sample, as well as separated by the age at which children entered into foster care (EC). NR= No record of experience. PTSD= Posttraumatic stress disorder. Matlx= Maltreatment. EC= Entry into foster care.