Relationship between childhood sexual abuse and non suicidal self injury of female nursing students
10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2020.04.005
- VernacularTitle:高校护理专业女生童年期性虐待经历与自伤行为的相关性
- Author:
QU Weina,YANG Yan,CHEN Liru,XIAO Ziyi,LI Na,AN Mengqing,CAI Zihong,CHENG Tao,SU Puyu
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Author Information
1. Department of Nursing,Chuzhou City Vocation College,Chuzhou(239000),Anhui Province,China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Sex;
Torture;
Self-injurious behavior;
Regression analysis;
Mental health;
Female;
Students
- From:
Chinese Journal of School Health
2020;41(4):498-501
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective:To explore the relationships between the characteristics of childhood sexual abuse and non-suicidal self-injury in nursing female college students.
Methods:Two medical colleges and junior colleges were selected in Anhui province. A total of 2 549 female nursing students in grade 1 to 3 were asked to fill a questionnaire regarding sociodemographic information,childhood sexual abuse and non-suicidal self-injury.
Results:The reported rate of non-suicidal self-injury among female nursing students in the past six months was 8.2%. Sexual abuse at any time during childhood (primary school or earlier,middle school and high school) increased the risk of non-suicidal self-injury among female nursing students (P<0.05). Exposure to sexual abuse in all three periods was associated with 5.04(95%CI=1.73-14.62) times odds ratio than that of those who not exposed to sexual abuse (P<0.01). Only contact sexual abuse and both contact and non-contact sexual abuse in childhood were correlated with nonsuicidal selfinjury among female nursing students [OR(95%CI)=2.21(1.48-3.29), 3.56(2.13-5.96)] (P<0.05). Two patterns of sexual abuse experiences were identified,including persistent sexual abuse (3.1%) and the other group is occasional sexual (96.9%). Persistent sexual abuse in childhood was correlated to higher risk of non-suicidal self-injury compared with occasional sexual abuse (OR=2.61,95%CI=1.35-5.05,P<0.01).
Conclusion:The occurrence periods,types and patterns of sexual abuse in childhood are closely related to non-suicidal self-injury in female nursing students.
