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Table 1 Characteristics of the study sample overall and according to parental maltreatment or peer victimization

From: Contributions of childhood peer victimization and/or maltreatment to young adult anxiety, depression, and suicidality: a cross-sectional study

 

All sample (N = 2271)

Parental maltreatment or Peer victimization

P-value*

None (N = 1191; 52.4%)

Peer victimization only

(N = 677; 29.8%)

Parental maltreatment

only

(N = 170; 7.5%)

Both (N = 233; 10.3%)

Age (Mean, SD)

21.0

2.6

21.0

2.4

20.8

2.4

21.3

2.4

21.2

3.8

0.170

Sex

 Male

489

21.5

265

22.3

152

22.5

24

14.1

48

20.6

0.095

 Female

1782

78.5

926

77.8

525

77.6

146

85.9

185

79.4

 

Perceived parental support a

 Strong to extremely strong

1709

76.1

991

83.8

534

79.6

80

48.8

104

45.4

<.0001

 Moderate

389

17.3

155

13.1

117

17.4

44

26.8

73

31.9

 

 Low or None

148

6.6

36

3.1

20

3.0

40

24.4

52

22.7

 

Parental divorce or separation b

674

30.4

314

26.9

191

29.0

72

44.7

97

42.5

<.0001

Parental education level c

 University studies

1227

54.9

656

55.9

381

57.3

81

48.5

109

47.8

0.024

 Non university studies

1007

45.1

518

44.1

284

42.7

86

51.5

119

52.2

 

Parental depression or anxiety history d

897

44.5

390

36.1

275

46.2

91

64.1

141

69.8

<.0001

Parental alcohol abuse history e

218

10.2

85

7.5

56

8.6

26

16.7

51

25.3

<.0001

Difficult economic status during childhood f

151

6.7

52

4.4

46

6.8

15

8.8

38

16.3

<.0001

  1. Missing: a = 25; b = 55; c = 38; d = 253; e = 138; f = 1
  2. All data presented as n (%) unless otherwise noted (SD: Standard deviation)
  3. * P Values are based on Kruskal-Wallis test for continuous variable and Chi2 test for categorical variables