Table 2 depicts the prevalence of each of the experiences included in the TTES for maltreated and control children. Many of the low-SES control children experienced mild trauma (e.g., excessive discipline, exposure to mild domestic and community violence) but were markedly less traumatized than the maltreated children. Among control subjects, 30% had no exposure to trauma, 44% met criterion for one mild experience of trauma, 24% met criteria for two mild experiences of trauma, and 2% met criteria for three mild experiences of trauma, as detailed in Table 2. The TTES was significantly correlated with children’s aggression (rho = .26, p < .005), rule breaking (rho = .40, p < .001), and inattention (rho = .21, p < .03) problems. Age correlated with TTES scores (F = .2; p = .01); the older children were, the more trauma they had. Trauma scores were comparable for boys and girls (F = .12; ns).
