Department of Health Sciences, Mid Sweden University, Sundsvall.
Int J Public Health. 2011 Aug;56(4):419-27. doi: 10.1007/s00038-011-0258-4. Epub 2011 May 5.
To explore the psychological distress associations of experiences of several types of violence and the victim-perpetrator relationship of physical violence, a gender analysis was applied.
Data were derived from a cross-sectional questionnaire study among 17-year-old upper secondary school students (N = 1,663). Variables in focus were: self-reported psychological distress, experiences of physical violence, sexual assault, bullying and sexual harassment. Logistic regressions were used to examine associations.
Experiences of physical violence, sexual assault, bullying and sexual harassment were associated with psychological distress in boys and girls. The perpetrators of physical violence were predominately males. Whether the perpetrator was unknown or known to the victim seem to be linked to psychological distress. Victimisation by a boyfriend was strongly related to psychological distress among girls.
Experiences of several types of violence should be highlighted as factors associated with mental health problems in adolescents. The victim-perpetrator relationships of violence are gendered and likely influence the psychological distress association. Gendered hierarchies and norms likely influence the extent to which adolescents experience violence and how they respond to it in terms of psychological distress.
为了探讨几种类型的暴力经历以及身体暴力的加害者-受害者关系与心理困扰之间的关联，本研究进行了性别分析。
数据来自于一项针对 17 岁高中生的横断面问卷调查研究（N=1663）。研究重点关注的变量包括：自我报告的心理困扰、身体暴力、性侵犯、欺凌和性骚扰经历。使用逻辑回归检验关联。
身体暴力、性侵犯、欺凌和性骚扰经历与男孩和女孩的心理困扰相关。身体暴力的加害者主要是男性。加害者是否为受害者认识似乎与心理困扰有关。被男朋友侵害与女孩的心理困扰密切相关。
应强调多种类型的暴力经历是青少年心理健康问题的相关因素。暴力的加害者-受害者关系具有性别特征，可能影响心理困扰的关联。性别等级制度和规范可能影响青少年遭受暴力的程度以及他们在心理困扰方面的反应。
