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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Sep 19.
Published in final edited form as: Gender Issues. 2021 Oct 3;39(3):291–319. doi: 10.1007/s12147-021-09291-6

Table 4.

t-Test Results between those who reported sexual violence versus those who did not

Variable Sexual violence M (SD) No sexual violence M (SD) t P 95% CI for mean difference df Effect size
Historical oppression 38.47 (11.13) 30.59 (13.28) − 2.31 .023 − 14.64, − 1.12 115 .61
Historical loss 48.88 (17.04) 40.30 (15.29) − 2.10 .038 − 16.66, − .50 115 .55
Oppression 50.64 (10.85) 36.82 (14.71) − 3.70 .000 − 21.22, − 64 115 .97
Discrimination 17.71 (7.22) 11.82 (4.84) − 3.24 .004 − 9.70, − 2.07 18.5 − .98
Adverse childhood experiences 4.94 (3.82) 2.26 (2.02) − 2.83 .011 − 4.67, − .69 17.6 1.14
Stressful life events 15.24 (9.90) 8.99 (6.73) − 2.51 .022 − 11 18.6 .86
Family resilience (Growing up) 12.88 (7.79) 16.52 (4.11) 2.89 .005 − 10.01, − 2.48 17.6 − .76
Life satisfaction 20.71 (8.08) 24.51 (6.28) 2.20 .030 .38, 7.21 114 − .58
Psychological resilience 3.61 (1.00) 3.98 (.65) 1.98 .050 − .00, .74 114 − .52
Spiritual well-being 3.62 (.77) 2.98 (.67) 1.96 .052 − .00, .71 115 − .52
Social support 47.77 (7.64) 43.11 (8.94) 2.26 .025 .58, 8.74 115 − .59
Alcohol use 1.53 (1.81) .55 (1.13) − 2.16 .044 − 1.93, − 0.03 18 .79
PTSD 2.88 (1.58) 1.49 (1.65) − 3.24 .002 − 2.2 115 .85

Sexual Violence = those who reported they experienced sexual violence by a current or former partner. No Sexual Violence = those who reported they had not experienced sexual violence by a current or former partner. Also tested but not significant were the variables measuring family resilience in the current family, depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms, drug use, gender role attitudes, domestic violence blaming, and enculturation. CI = Confidence Interval; M = Mean; SD = Standard Deviation; df = degrees of freedom; p = probability or significance level