Table 1 Trauma categories and corresponding TLEQ items

Witness Trauma

 10. Have you seen a stranger attack or beat up someone and seriously injure or kill them?

Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)

 14. Have you ever been slapped, punched, kicked, or beaten up or physically hurt by your spouse or other intimate partner?

Physical Assault

 8. Have you been robbed or present during a robbery where the robber used a weapon?

 9. Have you ever been hit or beat up by a stranger or someone you didn’t know very well?

Adult Sexual Assault

 18. Over 18 years old: did anyone touch sexual parts of your body or make you touch theirs without your consent?

Adult Stalking

 20. Has anyone stalked you-in other words: followed you or kept track of your activities causing you to feel intimidated or concerned for your safety?

Sudden Death

 5. Have you experienced the sudden unexpected death of a loved one?

Adult Non-Interpersonal Trauma

Accidents

  1. Have you ever experienced a natural disaster?

  2. Were you involved in a motor vehicle accident for which you received medical attention or that badly injured or killed someone?

  3. Have you been involved in any other kind of accident where you or someone else was badly hurt?

Childhood Trauma

Childhood Physical Abuse

 12. While growing up: Were you physically punished in a way that resulted in bruises, burns, cuts or broken bones?

Childhood Witnessing IPV

 13. While growing up: Did you see or hear family violence?

Childhood Sexual Abuse

 15. Before your 13th birthday: did anyone who was 5 years older than you, touch or fondle your body in a sexual way?

 16. Before your 13th birthday: did anyone close to your age touch sexual parts of your body without your consent?

 17. Between 13–18 yrs. old: did anyone touch sexual parts of your body or make you touch theirs without your consent?

Total Childhood Trauma

Items 12, 13, 15, 16, 17