Table 3 Comparing the prevalence of children’s problem behaviour with parental childhood abusea
Externalizing | Internalizing | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Prevalence (%) | 95 % CI | p value | Prevalence (%) | 95 % CI | p value | |
Daughters (n = 865) | ||||||
Mother | ||||||
Abused (n = 64) | 10.9 | 10.9 | ||||
Not abused (n = 801) | 5.2 | 3.9 | ||||
Difference | 5.7 | (−0.2–11.6) | 0.058 | 7.1 | (1.9–12.3) | 0.008 |
Father | ||||||
Abused (n = 70) | 7.1 | 7.1 | ||||
Not abused (n = 795) | 5.5 | 4.2 | ||||
Difference | 1.6 | (−4.1–7.3) | 0.577 | 3.0 | (−2.0–8.0) | 0.242 |
Sons (n = 885) | ||||||
Mother | ||||||
Abused (n = 68) | 10.3 | 11.8 | ||||
Not abused (n = 817) | 4.8 | 5.8 | ||||
Difference | 5.5 | (0.0–11.0) | 0.049 | 6.0 | (0.0–12.0) | 0.049 |
Father | ||||||
Abused (n = 68) | 13.2 | 14.7 | ||||
Not abused (n = 817) | 4.5 | 5.5 | ||||
Difference | 8.7 | (3.2–14.2) | 0.002 | 9.2 | (3.2–15.2) | 0.003 |