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Table 3 Frequency and severity of CM in the German general population

From: Assessing childhood maltreatment on the population level in Germany: findings and methodological challenges

 

CTQ—classification according to Bernstein [8]a

CTQ—classification according to Walker [10]b

CTS German community sample (SHIP LEGENDE)c

CTS Representative German sample 2010c

None to minimal

Slight to moderate

Moderate to severe

Severe to extreme

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

Emotional abuse

2123

84.8

259

10.3

75

3.0

40

1.6

254

10.2

110

5.2

170

6.7

Physical abuse

2198

87.8

162

6.5

70

2.8

69

2.7

301

12.0

99

4.7

132

5.3

Sexual abuse

2186

87.3

158

6.3

109

4.3

47

1.9

156

6.2

92

4.3

172

6.9

Emotional neglect

1259

50.3

888

35.5

184

7.3

164

6.5

348

13.9

214

10.1

167

6.7

Physical neglect

1288

51.4

491

19.6

450

18.0

269

10.8

1210

48.4

226

10.6

364

14.7

  1. aPublished data, for more details see [23]
  2. bPublished data, for more details see [22]
  3. cPublished data, for more details see [21]