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Table 1 Descriptive statistics (N = 507)

From: Classes of childhood adversities and their associations to the mental health of college undergraduates: a nationwide cross-sectional study

Variables

Mean (SD)

Range

Age

19.7 (1.5)

18–25

ACEs

2.7 (2.2)

0–12

CSEs

4.5 (2.7)

0–14

Psychological distress

6.2 (4.3)

0–20

Subjective well-being

14.8 (5.2)

0–25

Category

N

%

Gender (male)

256

50.5

Physical abuse

186

36.7

Emotional abuse

45

8.9

Sexual abuse

137

27.0

Household substance abuse

25

4.9

Incarcerated family member

60

11.8

Household mental illness

32

6.3

Domestic violence

196

38.7

Parental separation/divorce

115

22.7

Emotional neglect

97

19.1

Physical neglect

89

17.6

Bullying

32

6.3

Community violence

157

31.0

Collective violence

204

40.2

  1. ACEs adverse childhood experiences, CSEs current stressful events, SD standard deviation