Validation and standardization of the Childhood Trauma Screener (CTS) in the general population

Table 2 Item characteristics of the CTS in the general population

	1 Never true			2 Rarely true			3 Sometimes true			4 Often true			5 Very often true
	N	%	Σ%	N	%	Σ%	N	%	Σ%	N	%	Σ%	N	%	Σ%	M	SD
Emotional neglect^a
Total (N = 5019)	2055	40.9	40.9	2034	40.5	81.4	579	11.5	92.9	282	5.6	98.4	69	1.4	100	1.86	0.92
Male (N = 2295)	829	36.1	36.1	1007	43.9	80.0	293	12.8	92.8	140	6.1	98.9	26	1.1	100	1.92	0.91
Female (N = 2724)	1226	45.0	45.0	1027	37.7	82.7	286	10.5	93.2	142	5.2	98.4	43	1.6	100	1.81	0.93
Physical neglect^b
Total (N = 5012)	2508	50.0	50.0	1244	24.8	74.8	676	13.5	88.3	220	4.4	92.7	364	7.2	100	1.94	1.21
Male (N = 2293)	1096	47.8	47.8	593	25.9	73.7	347	15.1	88.8	87	3.8	92.6	170	7.4	100	1.92	1.20
Female (N = 2719)	1412	51.9	51.9	651	23.9	75.8	329	12.1	87.9	133	4.9	92.8	194	7.1	100	1.91	1.21
Physical abuse^c
Total (N = 5018)	3904	77.8	77.8	607	12.1	89.9	336	6.7	96.6	137	2.7	99.3	34	0.7	100	1.36	0.78
Male (N = 2292)	1727	75.3	75.3	309	13.5	88.8	173	7.5	96.3	69	3.0	99.3	14	0.6	100	1.40	0.80
Female (N = 2726)	2177	79.9	79.9	298	10.9	90.8	163	6.0	96.8	68	2.5	99.3	20	0.7	100	1.33	0.76
Emotional abuse^d
Total (N = 5020)	3999	79.7	79.7	579	11.5	91.2	292	5.8	97	119	2.4	99.4	31	0.6	100	1.33	0.74
Male (N = 2294)	1828	79.7	79.7	280	12.2	91.9	128	5.6	97.5	46	2.0	99.5	12	0.5	100	1.31	0.71
Female (N = 2726)	2171	79.6	79.6	299	11.0	90.6	164	6.0	96.6	73	2.7	99.3	19	0.7	100	1.34	0.77
Sexual abuse^e
Total (N = 5020)	4679	93.2	93.2	152	3.0	96.2	127	2.5	98.7	44	0.9	99.6	18	0.4	100	1.12	0.50
Male (N = 2293)	2199	95.9	95.9	42	1.8	97.7	33	1.4	99.1	14	0.6	99.7	5	0.2	100	1.07	0.40
Female (N = 2727)	2480	90.9	90.9	110	4.0	94.9	94	3.4	98.3	30	1.1	99.4	13	0.5	100	1.16	0.57

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