Table 2 Frequency of negative life events by parental separation

n (%) confirming

 Serious accident

982 (16.0)

538 (20.1)

< 0.001

 Violence from a grown up

458 (7.5)

429 (16.0)

< 0.001

 Witnessed violence from a grown up

900 (14.6)

603 (22.5)

< 0.001

 Unwanted sexual acts

296 (4.8)

239 (8.9)

< 0.001

 Death of a close friend

518 (8.4)

290 (10.8)

< 0.001

 Death of a parent/guardian

47 (0.8)

80 (3.0)

< 0.001

 Death of a sibling

73 (1.2)

51 (1.9)

0.012

 Death of a girlfriend/boyfriend

20 (0.3)

10 (0.4)

0.877

Accumulated negative life events

< 0.001

 0

3936 (64.3)

1332 (50.1)

 1

1417 (23.2)

757 (28.5)

 2

542 (8.9)

361 (13.6)

 3

164 (2.7)

140 (5.3)

 4 or more

58 (0.9)

70 (2.6)

 Mean (SD)

0.52 (0.83)

0.79 (1.00)

< 0.001*