Table 2.

Prevalence of psychological abuse as a function of the 14 categories included in the measure of psychologically abusive behaviors (MPAB).

Categories of psychologically abusive behaviors	n	%
1. Sadistic	13	3.2
2. Threats	66	16.2
3. Isolate	32	7.8
4. Manipulate	99	24.3
5. Public humiliation	36	8.8
6. Verbal abuse	111	27.2
7. Wound re: sexuality	36	8.8
8. Treat as inferior	48	11.8
9. Hostile environment	149	36.5
10. Monitor	66	16.2
11. Wound re: fidelity	37	9.1
12. Restriction due to jealousy	91	22.3
13. Withhold emotional/physical affection	85	20.8
14. Control personal decisions	37	9.1

N = 408. For each category of psychological abuse, the table shows the number (n) and the proportion (%) of participants experiencing at least one behavior in the past 12 months.