Unal F
University of Hacettepe, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Ankara, Turkey.
Eur J Pediatr. 2000 May;159(5):338-42. doi: 10.1007/s004310051283.
The aim of this prospective, referral-based study was to assess demographical and developmental features associated with childhood masturbation in Turkey. A total of 61 children with childhood masturbation who were referred for the first time to the Department of Child Psychiatry were examined from demographical, psychosocial and medical aspects and compared with two control groups consisting of 61 age and gender matched children who were brought to the paediatric outpatient clinics and 43 children and adolescents who were the biological siblings of the study group. In children with masturbation, sleep difficulties were more frequent (P < 0.001) and breast-feeding was shorter than in controls (P < 0.05). The onset of masturbation was often associated with a genito-urinary disorder or a stressful life event like weaning, the birth of a sibling, or separation from the parents.
This is the first controlled study investigating the clinical and the developmental features of childhood masturbation. These findings may help identify children who could be at risk for this condition.
本项基于转诊的前瞻性研究旨在评估土耳其儿童手淫相关的人口统计学和发育特征。总共61名首次转诊至儿童精神病科的患有儿童手淫的儿童接受了人口统计学、心理社会和医学方面的检查，并与两个对照组进行比较，其中一个对照组由61名年龄和性别匹配的、前往儿科门诊就诊的儿童组成，另一个对照组由43名研究组儿童的亲生兄弟姐妹组成。手淫儿童出现睡眠困难的情况更为频繁（P < 0.001），母乳喂养时间也比对照组短（P < 0.05）。手淫的发生通常与泌尿生殖系统疾病或诸如断奶、弟弟妹妹出生或与父母分离等生活压力事件有关。
这是第一项对儿童手淫的临床和发育特征进行对照研究。这些发现可能有助于识别可能存在此问题风险的儿童。
