Violence against children, later victimisation, and mental health: a cross-sectional study of the general Norwegian population

Autor: Siri Thoresen, Mia Myhre, Tore Wentzel-Larsen, Helene Flood Aakvaag, Ole Kristian Hjemdal
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: European Journal of Psychotraumatology, Vol 6, Iss 0, Pp 1-12 (2015)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2000-8066
DOI: 10.3402/ejpt.v6.26259
Popis: Background: Violence in childhood is associated with mental health problems and risk of revictimisation. Less is known about the relative importance of the various types of childhood and adult victimisation for adult mental health. Objective: To estimate the associations between various types of childhood and adult violence exposure, and their combined associations to adult mental health. Method: This study was a cross-sectional telephone survey of the Norwegian adult population; 2,435 women and 2,092 men aged 18–75 participated (19.3% of those we tried to call and 42.9% of those who answered the phone). The interview comprised a broad array of violence exposure in both childhood and adulthood. Anxiety/depression was measured by the Hopkins Symptom Check List (HSCL-10). Results: Victimisation was commonly reported, for example, child sexual abuse (women: 10.2%, men: 3.5%), childhood–parental physical violence (women: 4.9%, men: 5.1%), and lifetime forcible rape (women: 9.4%, men: 1.1%). All categories of childhood violence were significantly associated with adult victimisation, with a 2.2–5.0 times higher occurrence in exposed children (p
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