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Table 1 Experience of child maltreatment and psychiatric symptoms of participants divided by age groups

From: The impact of child maltreatment on non-suicidal self-injury: data from a representative sample of the general population

 

14–19 years

20–29 years

30–39 years

40–49 years

50–59 years

60–69 years

70+ years

Child maltreatment

Emotional abuse

5.7% (N = 8)

5.7% (N = 19)

6.9% (N = 27)

9.1% (N = 36)

7.8% (N = 38)

3.6% (N = 14)

5.7% (N = 20)

Physical abuse

7.1% (N = 10)

4.2% (N = 14)

6.1% (N = 24)

5.5% (N = 22)

8.2% (N = 40

6.2% (N = 24)

8.9% (N = 31)

Sexual abuse

5.0% (N = 7)

4.2% (N = 14)

6.9% (N = 27)

11.1% (N = 44)

9.2% (N = 45)

7.0% (N = 27)

6.3% (N = 22)

Emotional neglect

6.4% (N = 9)

12.7% (N = 42)

12.4% (N = 49)

13.1% (N = 52)

17.9% (M = 87)

10.9% (n = 42)

14.3% (N = 50)

Physical neglect

5.7% (N = 8)

16.9% (N = 56)

17.5% (N = 69)

18.7% (N = 74)

22.6% (N = 110)

20.9% (N = 81)

45.8% (N = 160)

Psychiatric symptoms

Anxiety

6.4% (N = 9)

6.3% (N = 21)

7.6% (N = 30)

8.8% (N = 35)

10.7% (N = 52)

4.8% (N = 19)

6.1% (N = 21)

Depression

7.9% (N = 11)

6.4% (N = 21)

6.4% (N = 25)

8.3% (N = 33)

9.3% (N = 45)

5.1% (N = 20)

7.8% (N = 27)

NSSI

7.8% (N = 11)

7.5% (N = 25)

5.1% (N = 20)

3.5% (N = 14)

1.6% (N = 8)

0.8% (N = 3)

0.6% (N = 2)

  1. Child maltreatment: at least moderate to severe level. Anxiety and depression levels: GAD-2 and PHQ-2 scores above clinical cut-off, NSSI: lifetime engagement NSSI