University of Toronto, ON, Canada.
University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA.
J Interpers Violence. 2022 Jul;37(13-14):NP11110-NP11134. doi: 10.1177/0886260521991888. Epub 2021 Feb 4.
The aims of this study were to, first, report the prevalence of physical violence perpetration among a sample of college students and, second, to identify associations between physical violence perpetration, substance use, and mental health symptoms. We analyzed survey data from the Healthy Minds Study. We examined the 12-month prevalence of physical violence perpetration by gender identity from 2014-2019 ( = 181,056). We used multivariable logistic regression analyses to estimate associations between physical violence perpetration, substance use, and mental health symptoms from the 2018-2019 survey year ( = 43,563). Results revealed that 12-month prevalence rates of physical violence perpetration increased from 2014-2019 among male, female, and transgender/gender nonconforming college students. Results from multivariable logistic regression analyses using the 2018-2019 survey year revealed higher odds of physical violence perpetration in the previous 12 months among students who reported substance use and mental health symptoms, including vaping or e-cigarette use, illicit drug use, and nonsuicidal self-injury, among others. Our findings highlight steadily rising prevalence of physical violence perpetration from 2014-2019 among college students, indicating a growing need for more research and prevention efforts to address this problem in higher education settings. Efforts to prevent violence on college campuses should consider how to reduce substance use and improve mental health to reduce this form of violence.
本研究旨在，第一，报告大学生样本中身体暴力行为的普遍程度，第二，确定身体暴力行为、物质使用和心理健康症状之间的关联。我们分析了 2014-2019 年健康思维研究的调查数据。我们根据性别认同检查了身体暴力行为的 12 个月流行率（n=181,056）。我们使用多变量逻辑回归分析来估计 2018-2019 年调查年份中身体暴力行为、物质使用和心理健康症状之间的关联（n=43,563）。结果表明，男性、女性和跨性别/性别不一致的大学生中，身体暴力行为的 12 个月流行率从 2014-2019 年有所增加。使用 2018-2019 年调查年份的多变量逻辑回归分析的结果表明，在过去 12 个月中报告物质使用和心理健康症状（包括蒸气或电子烟使用、非法药物使用和非自杀性自我伤害等）的学生中，身体暴力行为的可能性更高。我们的研究结果强调了大学生身体暴力行为的流行率从 2014-2019 年稳步上升，表明在高等教育环境中需要更多的研究和预防工作来解决这一问题。预防大学校园暴力的努力应考虑如何减少物质使用和改善心理健康，以减少这种形式的暴力。
