Table 2 Comparisons of mean AADS score in adverse childhood experiences and family dysfunction stratified by gender
| Â | Â | Boys | Girls | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | n (%) | Mean | p-value | n (%) | Mean | p-value |
Physical abuse | Yes | 46 (15.2) | 47.4 | 0.990 | 28 (9.2) | 53.8 | 0.001 |
| Â | No | 257 (84.8) | 47.4 | Â | 275 (90.8) | 45.5 | Â |
Emotional abuse | Yes | 55 (18.2) | 48.8 | 0.327 | 52 (17.2) | 51.4 | 0.002 |
No | 248 (81.8) | 47.1 | Â | 251 (82.8) | 45.2 | Â | |
Sexual abuse | Yes | 6 (2.0) | 52.2 | 0.316 | 3 (1.0) | 43.7 | 0.728 |
No | 297 (98.0) | 47.3 | Â | 300 (99.0) | 46.3 | Â | |
Physical neglect | Yes | 9 (3.0) | 47.3 | 0.993 | 7 (2.3) | 48.9 | 0.589 |
No | 294 (97.0) | 47.4 | Â | 296 (97.7) | 46.2 | Â | |
Emotional neglect | Yes | 8 (2.6) | 46.4 | 0.810 | 8 (2.6) | 56.6 | 0.021 |
No | 295 (97.4) | 47.4 | Â | 295 (97.4) | 46.0 | Â | |
Witnessed violence in family | Yes | 42 (13.9) | 51.9 | 0.007 | 37 (12.2) | 53.1 | <0.001 |
No | 261 (86.1) | 46.6 | Â | 266 (87.8) | 45.3 | Â | |
Had an alcoholic/drug using family member | Yes | 65 (21.5) | 48.1 | 0.577 | 61 (20.1) | 49.2 | 0.045 |
No | 238 (78.5) | 47.2 | Â | 242 (79.9) | 45.5 | Â | |
Had depressed or mentally ill family member | Yes | 32 (10.6) | 44.5 | 0.152 | 43 (14.2) | 52.7 | <0.001 |
No | 271 (89.4) | 47.7 | Â | 260 (85.8) | 45.2 | Â | |
Had a family member who had been to prison | Yes | 15 (5.0) | 45.9 | 0.631 | 14 (4.6) | 52.8 | 0.052 |
No | 288 (95.0) | 47.4 | Â | 289 (95.4) | 45.9 | Â | |
Parents separated/divorced or died | Yes | 161 (53.1) | 47.4 | 0.946 | 176 (58.1) | 47.5 | 0.047 |
No | 142 (46.9) | 47.3 | Â | 127 (41.9) | 44.5 | Â | |