From: Child maltreatment and quality of life: a study of adolescents in residential care
Adolescents in RYC reporting exposure to maltreatment | Adolescents in RYC reporting no exposure to maltreatment | General population | |
---|---|---|---|
Number | 237 | 98 | 1017 |
Age (years) | |||
Mean (SD) | 17.0 (1.31) | 16.5 (1.30) | 14.1 (1.02) |
Range | 12–20 | 12–19 | 12–17 |
Sex | |||
Girls | 64.6 % | 43.9 % | 49.5 % |
Mean number of placements out of family home | 3.6 | 2.9 | |
Mean age at first placement, years | 12.8 | 12.0 | |
Witnessing violence | 38.4 % | 0 % | |
Victim of physical violence, family | 54.4 % | 0 % | |
Victim of physical violence, community | 34.2 % | 0 % | |
Sexual abuse | 37.6 % | 0 % | |
Household dysfunction | 66.7 % | 46.9 % | |
>1 type of childhood adversitya | 66.2 % | 0 % |