Hall L A, Sachs B, Rayens M K, Lutenbacher M
College of Nursing, University of Kentucky, Lexington 40536-0232.
Image J Nurs Sch. 1993 Winter;25(4):317-23. doi: 10.1111/j.1547-5069.1993.tb00266.x.
The purposes of this study were to determine the prevalence of childhood physical and sexual abuse among 206 low-income single mothers and to examine the relationship of childhood abuse to current maternal depressive symptoms. Severe physical abuse was reported by 36 percent of the women. The prevalence of sexual abuse was 22 percent; more than one-half of these women were violently abused. High depressive symptoms were reported by 51 percent of the mothers. Both severe physical abuse and sexual abuse in childhood were associated with high depressive symptoms. Women who experienced violent sexual abuse were almost four and one-half times more likely to report high depressive symptoms, compared to the women who were not sexually abused. These findings provide further evidence that childhood abuse may have long-term consequences for women's mental health.
本研究的目的是确定206名低收入单身母亲中儿童期身体虐待和性虐待的发生率，并探讨儿童期虐待与当前母亲抑郁症状之间的关系。36%的女性报告曾遭受严重身体虐待。性虐待的发生率为22%；其中超过一半的女性遭受过暴力虐待。51%的母亲报告有高度抑郁症状。儿童期的严重身体虐待和性虐待均与高度抑郁症状相关。与未遭受性虐待的女性相比，经历过暴力性虐待的女性报告高度抑郁症状的可能性几乎高出四倍半。这些发现进一步证明，儿童期虐待可能会对女性的心理健康产生长期影响。
