Table 3 Comparisons of adverse childhood experiences among university students with and without depressive symptoms
Adverse childhood experiences | Total (n = 1375) | Depressive symptomsa | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
No (n = 756) | Yes (n = 619) | p-value†| ||
Had been hit, slapped, or kicked by a parent or guardian | < 0.001 | |||
 No | 568 (41.3) | 347 (61.1) | 221 (38.9) |  |
 Yes | 807 (58.7) | 409 (50.7) | 398 (49.3) |  |
People in my family had said hurtful or insulting things to me | < 0.001 | |||
 No | 489 (35.6) | 313 (64.0) | 176 (36.0) |  |
 Yes | 886 (64.4) | 443 (50.0) | 443 (50.0) |  |
Someone had tried to touch me or make me touch them in a sexual way | < 0.001 | |||
 No | 928 (67.5) | 580 (62.5) | 348 (37.5) |  |
 Yes | 447 (32.5) | 176 (39.4) | 271 (60.6) |  |
There had been someone to take care of me when I got sick | 0.003 | |||
 No | 43 (3.1) | 14 (32.6) | 29 (67.4) |  |
 Yes | 1332 (96.9) | 742 (55.7) | 590 (44.3) |  |
There had been someone who helped me feel that I was loved and important | 0.007 | |||
 No | 104 (7.6) | 44 (42.3) | 60 (57.7) |  |
 Yes | 1271 (92.4) | 712 (56.0) | 559 (44.0) |  |