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Table 1 Sample characteristics and their association with prevalence of child abuse (n = 265)

From: Cognitive and behavioral risk factors for child physical abuse among Chinese children: a multiple-informant study

 

Total sample

Maternal minor physical abuse

Paternal minor physical abuse

Maternal severe physical abuse

Paternal severe physical abuse

M ± SD/n (%)

Yes

No

t/χ 2

Yes

No

t/χ 2

Yes

No

t/χ 2

Yes

No

t/χ 2

  

131 (49.4)

134 (51.6)

 

113 (43.1)

149 (56.9)

 

66 (24.9)

199 (75.1)

 

63 (23.8)

202 (76.2)

 

Gender

 Girls

140 (52.8)

67 (47.8)

73 (52.1)

0.295

55 (40.0)

83 (60.0)

1.275

35 (25.0)

105 (75.0)

0.001

25 (17.8)

115 (82.1)

5.733†

 Boys

125 (47.2)

64 (51.2)

61 (48.8)

 

58 (46.8)

66 (53.2)

 

31 (24.8)

94 (75.2)

 

38 (30.4)

87 (69.6)

 

Grade

 7th

130 (49.1)

68 (50.7)

62 (47.3)

0.310

81 (54.4)

46 (40.7)

4.797†

94 (47.2)

36 (54.5)

1.059

96 (47.5)

34 (54.0)

0.798

 8th

 

66 (49.3)

69 (52.7)

 

68 (45.6)

67 (59.3)

 

105 (52.8)

30 (45.5)

 

106 (52.5)

29 (46.0)

 

Location

 Urban

121 (45.7)

60 (49.6)

61 (50.4)

0.009

50 (42.0)

69 (58.0)

0.131

29 (24.0)

92 (76.0)

0.114

29 (24.0)

92 (76.0)

0.096

 Suburban

116 (43.7)

57 (49.1)

59 (50.9)

 

51 (44.3)

64 (55.7)

 

30 (25.9)

86 (74.1)

 

28 (24.1)

88 (75.9)

 

 Rural

28 (10.6)

14 (50.0)

14 (50.0)

 

11 (42.9)

16 (57.1)

 

7 (25.0)

21 (75.0)

 

6 (21.4)

22 (78.6)

 

Age

13.71 ± 0.60

13.73 ± 0.61

13.70 ± 0.59

0.285

13.77 ± 0.61

13.68 ± 0.59

1.111

13.66 ± 0.64

13.73 ± 0.59

0.866

13.63 ± 0.61

13.74 ± 0.60

1.241

SES

0.06 ± 1.18

0.03 ± 1.19

0.10 ± 1.18

0.457

0.10 ± 1.20

0.04 ± 1.18

0.388

−0.07 ± 1.15

0.11 ± 1.19

1.097

−0.07 ± 1.08

0.11 ± 1.21

1.022

  1. The values displayed in the cells indicate mean ± standard deviations for continuous variables and frequency (percentage) for categorical variables
  2. SES socioeconomic status
  3. †p < 0.05