Exposure to family and organized violence and associated mental health in north Korean refugee youth compared to south Korean youth

Table 2 Trauma exposure in the North and South Korean samples

	North (n = 62)		South (n = 65)		Statistical test
	North (n = 62)		South (n = 65)		t	X ²
Number of traumatic events^a, M (SD)	3.13	2.11	.55	.81	9***	–
Frequency of traumatic experiences^b, n (%)
Potentially traumatic events	55	88.7	27	41.5	–	30.86***
Family violence	35	56.5	22	33.8	–	6.56**
Organized violence	37	59.7	0	0	–	54.74***

Potentially traumatic events = exposure to traumatic events (UPID trauma checklist); Family violence = exposure to family violence (CTSPC); Organized violence = exposure to organized violence
^aTotal number of potentially traumatic events based on the UPID trauma checklist
^bFrequency of traumatic experiences with at least one event in each type of trauma and violence, *p < .05; **p ≤ .01; ***p < .001

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