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

Table 4.

One-year test-retest consistencies of items and scales concerning CTQ subscales, tested with symmetric correlation, i.e., Gamma (γ). Inconsistencies are analysed for possible significant directionality with the Wilcoxon Sign Rank Test

Test-retest consistencies (γ) Test of inconsistencies being directed (a)
W2/W3 W3/W4 W2/W3 W3/W4
Item key words Subscale 1 year 1 year z p z p
n = 1174 603
1. Not enough to eat PN 0.53 -0.96b 0.339
2. Someone to take care of and protect me* PN 0.54 -0.09b 0.929
3. Called “stupid”,” lazy”. or “ugly” EA 0.60 0.66 -2.82c 0.005 -0.03c 0.976
4. Parents too drunk/high to take care PN 0.92 -1.34b 0.182
5. Someone helped me feel important* EN 0.62 0.75 -0.21c 0.833 -1.54b 0.123
6. Had to wear dirty clothes PN 0.85 -0.03c 0.974
7. Felt loved* EN 0.59 0.75 -9.66b 0.000 -0.83c 0.405
8. Thought my parents wished I had never been born EA 0.52 0.69 -1.93c 0.054 -1.09c 0.275
9. Hit so hard that I had to see a doctor PA 0.90 -0.02c 0.988
10. Nothing I wanted to change in my family MN 0.26 0.45 -4.11b 0.000 -0.60c 0.549
11. Hit me so hard that it left bruises or marks PA 0.75 -0.31b 0.756
12. Punished with belt, board, cord or another hard object PA 0.92 -1.26b 0.209
13. My family looked out for each other* EN 0.74 0.76 -1.38b 0.168 -3.42 c 0.001
14. My family said hurtful or insulting things to me EA 0.70 0.75 -1.88c 0.060 -1.28b 0.200
15. Physically abused PA 0.81 -1.00b 0.317
16. Perfect childhood MN 0.69 0.74 -4.19b 0.000 -1.21c 0.227
17. Got hit badly … noticed by teacher, neighbour, or doctor PA 0.77 -0.93b 0.350
18. Someone in my family hated me EA 0.74 0.79 -0.69c 0.490 -0.45b 0.654
19. Family felt close to each other* EN 0.66 0.65 -2.73c 0.006 -1.45c 0.148
20. Someone tried to touch me in a sexual way or tried to make me touch them. SA 0.94 -0.66b 0.507
21. Threatened to hurt me unless I did something sexual with them SA 0.85 -1.81b 0.070
22. The best family in the world MN 0.73 0.77 -0.50c 0.615 -1.20c 0.229
23. Someone tried to make me do sexual things… watch sexual things SA 0.91 -1.08b 0.279
24. Someone molested me SA 0.93 -0.34b 0.731
25. I was emotionally abused EA 0.53 0.86 -8.24c 0.000 -2.00b 0.045
26. Someone to take me to the doctor if I needed it* PN 0.72 -1.81c 0.070
27. I was sexually abused SA 0.91 -0.77b 0.441
28. My family gave strength and support * EN 0.64 0.71 -4.76b 0.000 -2.36c 0.018
PN mean γ 0.71
EN mean γ 0.65 0.72
EA mean γ 0.62 0.75
PA mean γ 0.83
SA mean γ 0.91
IU mean γ 0.57 0.65

* The item has reversed scoring; (a) Wilcoxon Sign Ranks Test; with significant inconsistencies in bold; (b) Based on negative ranks, i.e. second test gives lower value; (c) Based on positive ranks, i.e. second test gives higher value