Childhood trauma, posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms, early maladaptive schemas, and schema modes: a comparison of individuals with obesity and normal weight controls

Table 4 Presence of Childhood Trauma and Provisional PTSD Diagnosis on the CTQ-SF and PCL-5 Using the Dichotomous Scoring Method

Variable	Normal weight		Obesity		χ²
Variable	n	%	n	%	Value	df	p
Emotional abuse	14	35.0	50	58.8	6.18	1	.013
Physical abuse	9	22.5	42	49.4	8.16	1	.004
Sexual abuse	2	5.0	24	28.2	8.91	1	.003
Emotional neglect	3	7.5	27	31.8	8.78	1	.003
Physical neglect	7	17.5	46	54.1	14.93	1	< .001
Provisional PTSD diagnosis	6	15.0	32	37.6	6.59	1	.010

Note. N = 125 (n = 40 for the normal weight group, n = 85 for the obesity group). PTSD posttraumatic stress disorder, PCL-5 PTSD checklist for DSM-5, CTQ-SF childhood trauma questionnaire – short form

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