Table 1 Sociodemographics and clinical characteristics by gender.

From: The impact of childhood trauma on emotional distress and the moderating role of sense of coherence among college students in China

Item

Total (n = 2307)

Male (n = 1263)

Female (n = 1044)

T

P

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Age (years)

19.61 (1.29)

19.64 (1.31)

19.57 (1.26)

1.149

0.251

SOC

57.36 (9.85)

56.46 (9.38)

58.45 (10.30)

− 4.809

 < 0.001

GAD-7

3.29 (3.94)

3.58 (3.88)

2.93 (3.98)

3.986

 < 0.001

PHQ-9

4.85 (4.75)

5.16 (4.60)

4.48 (4.90)

3.392

 < 0.001

CTQ

37.13 (12.65)

36.21 (11.71)

38.24 (13.62)

− 4.212

 < 0.001

Emotional abuse

6.83 (2.98)

6.84 (2.90)

6.82 (3.08)

− 0.719

0.472

Physical abuse

5.91 (2.57)

5.68 (2.34)

6.17 (2.81)

− 4.835

 < 0.001

Sexual abuse

5.70 (2.44)

5.59 (2.22)

5.83 (2.67)

− 2.390

0.017

Emotional neglect

10.50 (5.72)

10.15 (5.38)

10.91 (6.09)

− 2.778

0.006

Physical neglect

8.19 (3.30)

7.94 (3.14)

8.50 (3.45)

− 4.059

 < 0.001

  1. Data are presented as mean (SD).
  2. SOC sense of coherence, GAD-7 Generalized Anxiety Disorder Questionnaire 7, PHQ-9 Patient Health Questionnaire 9, CTQ Childhood Trauma Questionnaire. T-tests were conducted to compare the gender differences in clinical characteristics.
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