Table 3.
The descriptive statistics of ACEs, IPV, and mental health (N = 87).
The sample (N = 87) | |
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ACE types, n (%) | |
Childhood physical abuse | 22 (25.3) |
Childhood emotional abuse | 14 (16.1) |
Childhood physical neglect | 6 (6.9) |
Childhood emotional neglect | 6 (6.9) |
Sexual assault in childhood | 36 (41.4) |
Mother treated violently | 35 (40.2) |
Household substance use | 18 (20.7) |
Household mental illness | 6 (6.9) |
Parental separation or divorce | 62 (71.3) |
Incarcerated household member | 9 (10.3) |
The number of ACE types, n (%) | |
No ACE | 13 (14.9) |
1–2 ACE types | 30 (34.5) |
3 or more ACE types | 44 (50.6) |
IPV | |
SVAWS total score, M±SD (Median/Range) | 23.4±5.2 (22/14–34) |
Mental health | |
EPDS total score, M±SD (Median/Range) | 13.6±6.0 (14/1–25) |
Depression risk, n (%) | 39 (44.8) |
No depression risk, n (%) | 48 (55.2) |
DTS total score, M±SD (Median/Range) | 47.1±32.6 (42/1–121) |
PTSD risk, n (%) | 44 (51.8) |
No PTSD risk, n (%) | 41 (48.2) |
ACE = adverse childhood experience; IPV = intimate partner violence; SVAWS = the Severity of Violence Against Women Scale; DTS = Davidson Trauma Scale; PTSD = posttraumatic stress disorder; EPDS = Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale.