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. 2022 Nov 29;13:988695. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2022.988695

TABLE 2.

Comparison of recorded adverse childhood experiences (ACEs; n, %, Pearson χ2) in young adult inpatients with a former child- and adolescent psychiatric inpatient treatment (former CAP-IPs) and those without (non-CAP-IPs).

ACEs Former CAP-IPs non-CAP-IPs Pearson χ2a



n % n % χ2 df p V
Family dysfunction 28 70.0 151 43.1 10.43 1 0.001 0.164
 Adoptive or foster child 9 22.5 14 4.0 22.14 1 < 0.001 0.238
 Death of parent(s) before 18 5 12.5 17 4.9 3.94 1 0.047 0.101
 Growing up with one parent 10 25.0 52 14.9 2.76 1 0.097 0.084
 Divorce of parents before 18 13 32.5 106 30.3 0.08 1 0.773 0.015
Neglect 20 50.0 87 24.9 11.40 1 0.001 0.171
 Emotional neglect 19 47.5 84 24.0 10.2 1 0.001 0.162
 Physical neglect 4 10.0 6 1.7 9.86 1 0.002 0.159
Abuse 16 40.0 74 21.1 7.19 1 0.007 0.136
 Sexual abuse 11 27.5 20 5.7 23.29 1 < 0.001 0.244
 Verbal abuse 5 12.5 24 6.9 1.66 1 0.198 0.065
 Physical abuse 6 15.0 47 13.4 0.08 1 0.784 0.014
ACEs (total) 30 75.0 214 61.1 2.94 1 0.086 0.087
ACEs (total) excl. divorce 27 67.5 163 46.6 6.29 1 0.012 0.127

Bold values represent the significant results.