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Table 2 Descriptive statistics and correlations between measures of childhood adversity, trauma load and psychopathology (symptoms of PTSD, shutdown dissociation and depression)

From: Type and timing of adverse childhood experiences differentially affect severity of PTSD, dissociative and depressive symptoms in adult inpatients

Measures of childhood adversities

M (SD)

PTSD symptom severity

Shutdown dissociation symptom severity

Depression symptom severity

MACE Global Measures

 MACE Duration

12.7 (8.6)

.55, p < .001 *, 95 % CI[.41, .66]

.40, p < .001 *, 95 % CI[.25, .54]

.46, p < .001 *, 95 % CI[.31, .58]

 MACE MULTI Multiplicity

3.0 (2.2)

.58, p < .001 *, 95 % CI[.43, .70]

.41, p < .001 *, 95 % CI[.27, .56]

.37, p < .001 *, 95 % CI[.21, .51]

 MACE SUM Overall Severity

31.6 (15.6)

.58, p < .001 *, 95 % CI[.44, .68]

.39, p < .001 *, 95 % CI[.27, .53]

.39, p < .001 *, 95 % CI[.23, .53]

Trauma Load (Life Event Checklist)

 in Childhood

3.5 (2.7)

.43, p < .001 *, 95 % CI[.27, .57]

.22, p = .014 *, 95 % CI[.06, .38]

.30, p = .001 *, 95 % CI[.16, .46]

 in Adulthood

2.0 (1.9)

.32, p < .001 *, 95 % CI[.12, .50]

.27, p = .002 *, 95 % CI[.08, .45]

.07, p = .431, 95 % CI[-.13, .25]

MACE Severity of Types

 Emotional Neglect

3.5 (2.4)

.43, p < .001 *, 95 % CI[.28, .56]

.37, p < .001 *, 95 % CI[.22, .51]

.32, p < .001 *, 95 % CI[.17, .46]

 Non-verbal Emotional Abuse

3.7 (2.6)

.41, p < .001 *, 95 % CI[.27, .53]

.34, p < .001 *, 95 % CI[.07, .21]

.23, p = .010 *, 95 % CI[.07, .38]

 Parental Verbal Abuse

5.1 (3.6)

.41, p < .001 *, 95 % CI[.27, .54]

.25, p = .005 *, 95 % CI[.08, .40]

.29, p = .001 *, 95 % CI[.12, .44]

 Peer Emotional Abuse

5.9 (3.1)

.29, p = .001 *, 95 % CI[.13, .42]

.33, p < .001 *, 95 % CI[.19, .46]

.16, p = .064, 95 % CI[.00, .33]

 Peer Physical Bullying

3.4 (2.7)

.30, p = .001 *, 95 % CI[.12, .46]

.14, p = .106, 95 % CI[.01, .28]

.17, p = .057, 95 % CI[-.01, .32]

 Parental Physical Maltreatment

4.0 (2.8)

.28, p = .001 *, 95 % CI[.09, .46]

.14, p = .174, 95 % CI[-.05, .33]

.22, p = .014 *, 95 % CI[.05, .38]

 Physical Neglect

1.6 (1.9)

.43, p < .001 *, 95 % CI[.27, .58]

.21, p = .017 *, 95 % CI[.03, .38]

.19, p = .033 *, 95 % CI[.01, .35]

 Sexual Abuse

0.9 (1.5)

.51, p < .001 *, 95 % CI[.35, .65]

.23, p = .008 *, 95 % CI[.08, .41]

.26, p = .003 *, 95 % CI[.09, .40]

 Witnessing Interparental Violence

1.3 (2.4)

.22, p = .013 *, 95 % CI[.02, .41]

.10, p = .268, 95 % CI[-.08, .29]

.22, p = .014 *, 95 % CI[.06, .39]

 Witnessing Violence to Siblings

2.2 (2.9)

.35, p < .001 *, 95 % CI[.15, .52]

.22, p = .013 *, 95 % CI[.05, .37]

.29, p = .001 *, 95 % CI[.09, .46]

  1. * Statistically significant at the adjusted alpha level using the Benjamini-Hochberg correction procedure