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Table 2 Top 5 dysfunctional maltreatment-related cognitions

From: Dysfunctional maltreatment-related cognitions in children and adolescents

Item

Agree a bit/agree a lot (%)

Subscale

I can’t stop bad things from happening to me

50.2

CPTCI-SW

Anyone could hurt me

41.1

CPTCI-SW

I’m scared that I’ll get so angry that I’ll break something or hurt someone

36.8

CPTCI-PC

I can’t cope when things get tough

35.9

CPTCI-SW

I have to watch out for danger all the time

32.0

CPTCI-SW

  1. N = 231
  2. CPTCI-PC subscale child post-traumatic cognitions inventory permanent and disturbing change, CPTCI-SW subscale child post-traumatic cognitions inventory fragile person in a scary world