Department of Psychology, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 9, Helsinki 00014, Finland.
Soc Sci Med. 2010 May;70(9):1416-22. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.12.015. Epub 2010 Feb 12.
The present study examined the prevalence of various forms of violence victimization among university students in Finland. Violence victimization was analyzed in relation to physical and mental health symptoms, and the use of student healthcare services. A cross-sectional Student Health Survey was performed as a national postal survey for Finnish university students in 2004. In the next phase of the study, an additional postal survey regarding violence victimization was sent to those who had answered the original survey, which resulted in a sample of 905 students. It was found that violence victimization and violence-related health issues were markedly prevalent among Finnish university students. The students reported multiple forms of violence and injury demonstrating the diversity of violence victimization. Male and female victims differed both in the amount and type of symptoms, and in their relationship to the abuser/offender. Violence victimization and gender had a significant main effect on specific symptoms, while no interaction effect was found. The data also showed that violence victimization is overrepresented among frequent healthcare users. These findings have implications for clinical practice and public policy. The present findings provide useful information for policy makers and healthcare professionals concerning the health effects of violence in accordance with the use of healthcare services. More specifically, this information should be taken into consideration when planning student healthcare and could serve as a guideline for student healthcare management.
本研究调查了芬兰大学生中各种形式暴力受害的流行情况。分析了暴力受害与身心健康症状以及使用学生保健服务之间的关系。2004 年，对芬兰大学生进行了一项全国性的学生健康状况横断面调查。在研究的下一阶段，对那些回答了原始调查的人又进行了一次关于暴力受害的额外邮寄调查，这导致了 905 名学生的样本。研究发现，暴力受害和与暴力有关的健康问题在芬兰大学生中非常普遍。学生报告了多种形式的暴力和伤害，表明暴力受害的多样性。男性和女性受害者在症状的数量和类型以及与施害者/犯罪者的关系方面存在差异。暴力受害和性别对特定症状有显著的主效应，而没有发现交互效应。研究还表明，暴力受害在频繁使用保健服务的人群中更为普遍。这些发现对临床实践和公共政策具有重要意义。本研究结果为政策制定者和保健专业人员提供了有关暴力对健康影响的有用信息，以便根据使用保健服务的情况制定政策。更具体地说，在规划学生保健服务时应考虑到这些信息，并可作为学生保健管理的指导方针。
