Childhood trauma experiences among middle school students

DOI: 10.18173/2354-1075.2022-0033

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the childhood trauma experiences of middle school students. Childhood Trauma Questionnaires were used to collect quantitative data from 419 students in grades 6 to 9 from three middle schools in Bac Giang, Thai Binh, and Hue. The mean age is 13.53 (SD=1.12). Results showed that 30.1% of students regularly experienced emotional maltreatment, 5.7% of students regularly experienced physical maltreatment, and 2.4% of students regularly experienced sexual abuse by at least one form. 5.0% of students reported being victims of various forms of childhood trauma regularly. Male students experienced less emotional maltreatment than female students (p<0.05). Some suggestions for further research are given.