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Table 3 Frequency of traumatic events for each THQ cluster

From: The invisible scars of emotional abuse: a common and highly harmful form of childhood maltreatment

THQ cluster

N

%

Crime-related events

(e.g., something being taken directly from you by force or someone attempting to rob you)

289

65.2

Trauma and disaster in general

(e.g., a serious accident at work, a natural disaster or the death of someone close to you)

398

89.8

Sexual and physical experiences

(e.g., having intercourse or oral or anal sex against your will or witnessing it happen to family members or riends, being attacked with a gun or knife)

143

32.3