The association between different timing of childhood abuse experiences and depressive symptoms in college students

WANG Wei; FAN Changsheng; XU Huiqiong; LI Shuqin; WAN Yuhui

doi:10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2022.10.015

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WANG Wei, FAN Changsheng, XU Huiqiong, LI Shuqin, WAN Yuhui. The association between different timing of childhood abuse experiences and depressive symptoms in college students[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2022, 43(10): 1505-1508. doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2022.10.015

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WANG Wei, FAN Changsheng, XU Huiqiong, LI Shuqin, WAN Yuhui. The association between different timing of childhood abuse experiences and depressive symptoms in college students[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2022, 43(10): 1505-1508. doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2022.10.015

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WANG Wei, FAN Changsheng, XU Huiqiong, LI Shuqin, WAN Yuhui. The association between different timing of childhood abuse experiences and depressive symptoms in college students[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2022, 43(10): 1505-1508. doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2022.10.015

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The association between different timing of childhood abuse experiences and depressive symptoms in college students

doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2022.10.015

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Department of Chinical Medicine, Suzhou Vocational Health College, Suzhou(215000), Jiangsu Province, China

Received Date: 2022-04-13
Rev Recd Date: 2022-06-29

Available Online: 2022-10-28

Publish Date: 2022-10-25

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Objective The present study aimed to determine the prevalence of depressive symptoms and examined its association with different timing childhood abuse in college students, so as to provide a evidenced-based reference for depressive symptoms prevention among college students. Methods With cluster sampling method, a total of 6 366 students from a vocational college in Suzhou were enrolled to investigate the experience of childhood abuse and depressive symptoms from October to December 2020. Results The prevalence of depressive symptoms in college students was 28.3% for boys and 22.2% for girls, with significant sex difference(χ²=22.73, P < 0.01). After controlled for confounding factors, multifactorial Logistic regression analysis showed that persistent childhood abuse experience was an independent risk factor for the occurrence of depressive symptoms in college boys [OR(95%CI)=1.70(1.17-2.45)], and primary and previous, secondary and persistent abuse experiences were independent risk factors for the occurrence of depressive symptoms in college girls [OR(95%CI)=1.38(1.01-1.73), 1.47(1.10-1.96)](P < 0.01). Conclusion The experience of childhood abuse is an important risk factor for depressive symptoms of college students, and the effect of different timing childhood abuse on the occurrence of depressive symptoms in college girls is more significant.
- Child abuse,
- Depression,
- Mental health,
- Regression analysis,
- Students

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