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. 2022 Mar 30;15(4):1199–1213. doi: 10.1007/s40653-022-00443-8

Table 1.

Outcomes of the CTQ and its subscales (means, SD) in Swedish adolescent boys and girls in four waves of the community sample, as well as in a clinical sample of Swedish adolescents undergoing outpatient substance misuse treatment

Adolescents, community population Adolescents clinical

Wave 2

(grades 7 & 8)

Boys, 13+ yrs

Wave 3

(grades 8 & 9)

Boys, 14+ yrs

Wave 4

(grade 9)

Boys, 15 yrs

Wave 5

(high school grade 2)

Boys, 17 yrs

Boys

14-25 yrs

18 yrs (mean)

n = 689 645 365 415 45
CTQ total 31.4 (9.43) 31.6 (9.60) 31.0 (8.10) 37.2 (11.94)
EN 7.7 (3.21) 7.3 (3.32) 7.4 (3.42) 7.5 (3.45) 9.6 (4.69)
PN 6.4 (2.30) 6.7 (2.50) 6.3 (2.19) 7.6 (3.70)
EA 7.4 (3.16) 6.8 (2.78) 6.7 (2.68) 6.6 (2.57) 8.0 (3.81)
PA 5.6 (2.05) 5.6 (2.03) 5.3 (1.57) 5.6 (1.57)
SA 5.3 (1.81) 5.2 (1.54) 5.2 (1.33) 5.7 (2.72)
M/D 1.1 (1.03) 1.2 (1.15) 1.3 (1.19) 1.2 (1.16) 0.7 (0.93)
IU (a) 11.1 (2.43) 11.4 (2.78) 11.5 (2.75) 11.5 (2.82) -

Wave 2

(grades 7 & 8)

Girls, 13+ yrs

Wave 3

(grades 8 & 9)

Girls, 14+ yrs

Wave 4

(grade 9)

Girls, 15 yrs

Wave 5

(high school grade 2)

Girls, 17 yrs

Girls

14-25

18 yrs (mean)

n = 739 657 346 520 29
CTQ total 30.9 (7.54) 31.4 (8.82) 30.3 (7.12) 43.9 (20.36)
EN 7.4 (3.16) 7.4 (3.29) 7.6 (3.74) 7.1 (3.10) 10.1 (4.54)
PN 6.1 (1.91) 6.2 (1.96) 6.1 (1.92) 8.0 (3.82)
EA 7.0 (2.84) 6.9 (2.81) 7.0 (3.20) 6.7 (2.66) 10.9 (6.14)
PA 5.4 (1.28) 5.4 (1.18) 5.2 (0.87) 6.8 (3.42)
SA 5.1 (0.90) 5.2 (1.60) 5.2 (1.21) 7.4 (5.45)
M/D 1.1 (1.10) 1.1 (1.17) 1.2 (1.21) 1.1 (1.17) 0.7 (1.10)
IU (a) 11.2 (2.67) 11.4 (2.80) 11.4 (3.01) 11.6 (2.83) -

a) IU could not be calculated for the clinical sample, since only dichotomised replies on the M/D items were provided

CTQ=Childhood Trauma Questionnaire, EN=Emotional Neglect, PN=Physical Neglect, EA=Emotional Abuse, PA=Physical Abuse, SA=Sexual Abuse, M/D=Minimizing/Denial, IU=Idealizing Upbringing