Eisenberg Marla E, Palacios Lena, Lust Katherine, Porta Carolyn M
Author Affiliations: Department of Pediatrics.
Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies.
J Forensic Nurs. 2019 Oct/Dec;15(4):222-230. doi: 10.1097/JFN.0000000000000257.
The current study tests associations between reporting sexual victimization to a healthcare provider, campus authority, police, or social contact, and emotional well-being among college women.
Data from 2,162 women who participated in the 2015 College Student Health Survey at 17 colleges in Minnesota was used. Analyses tested associations between reporting sexual assault to formal or informal resources and diagnosis with anxiety, depression, panic attacks, and posttraumatic stress disorder, as well as self-rated health.
Significantly higher rates of all four diagnoses were observed among those who reported to formal resources (e.g., healthcare provider, police) compared with those who reported to informal resources (i.e., friends, family). However, no differences were seen in self-rated physical or mental health.
Expansion of trauma-informed healthcare services and advocacy efforts is recommended to optimally support students who report sexual assault experiences.
本研究检验了向医疗服务提供者、校园管理部门、警方或社会联系人报告性侵害情况与大学女生情绪健康之间的关联。
使用了来自明尼苏达州17所大学2162名参与2015年大学生健康调查的女生的数据。分析检验了向正式或非正式渠道报告性侵犯情况与焦虑症、抑郁症、惊恐障碍和创伤后应激障碍诊断以及自评健康之间的关联。
与向非正式渠道（即朋友、家人）报告的人相比，向正式渠道（如医疗服务提供者、警方）报告的人在所有四种诊断上的发生率显著更高。然而，在自评身心健康方面未发现差异。
建议扩大创伤知情医疗服务和宣传工作，以最佳方式支持报告性侵犯经历的学生。
