Impact of parental divorce on psychological abuse and neglect among middle and high school students

REN Xiaohong; LIN Cen; CEN Yu; HE Ping; LUO Jiaming

doi:10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2024117

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REN Xiaohong, LIN Cen, CEN Yu, HE Ping, LUO Jiaming. Impact of parental divorce on psychological abuse and neglect among middle and high school students[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2024, 45(4): 525-529. doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2024117

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REN Xiaohong, LIN Cen, CEN Yu, HE Ping, LUO Jiaming. Impact of parental divorce on psychological abuse and neglect among middle and high school students[J]. CHINESE JOURNAL OF SCHOOL HEALTH, 2024, 45(4): 525-529. doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2024117

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Impact of parental divorce on psychological abuse and neglect among middle and high school students

doi: 10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2024117

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Hematology Department, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong (637000), Sichuan Province, China

Received Date: 2023-12-25
Rev Recd Date: 2024-02-27

Available Online: 2024-04-25

Publish Date: 2024-04-25

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Objective To investigate how parental divorce impacts psychological abuse and neglect among middle and high school students, so as to provide evidence for the development of family intervention strategies for mental health promotion. Methods A stratified random cluster sampling method was employed to select students from 23 middle and high schools in Nanchong, Neijiang, and Luzhou. Online questionnaires utilizing the General Data Questionnaire and the Child Psychological Abuse and Neglect Scale (CPANS) were administered. Propensity-score matching (PSM) was used to compare individual characteristics between parent-divorce and the control groups. The χ² test was then employed to analyze differences in psychological abuse and neglect across variables, with Logistic regression used to treat psychological abuse and neglect as dependent variables. Results After PSM, there were 1 898 cases in both parent-divorce and control groups. There was no significant difference in gender composition between the two groups (χ²=0.03, P>0.05). Compared to the control group, after controlling for various factors including gender, phase of studying, parental education, whether to live in school, and long-term caregivers of the student, the risk of experiencing psychological abuse (OR=1.43, 95%CI=1.26-1.63) and neglect (OR=1.53, 95%CI=1.33-1.75) was significantly higher in parent-divorce group (P < 0.05). Conclusions Parental divorce significantly impacts psychological abuse and neglect experienced by middle and high school students. Therefore, support and intervention efforts should be intensified for students from divorced or unstable marriage families.
- Family,
- Marital status,
- Torture,
- Mental health,
- Regression analysis,
- Students

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