Victimization and suicidality among female college students

Leone, Janel M.; Carroll, James M

doi:10.1080/07448481.2016.1179197

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“…No entanto, pesquisa realizada com estudantes americanos em 17 faculdades observou maior índice de violência sexual e uso de drogas ilícitas, além disso, muitos que praticaram esse tipo de violência já haviam sido vítimas em algum período da vida (10) . A violência sexual associada à emocional e física foi verificada também em estudantes de seis universidades espanholas, observando ainda maiores chances de tentativas de suicídio (11) .…”

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A violência no ambiente universitário

Godinho

Trajano

Souza

et al. 2018

Rev Bras Promoc Saúde

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Objetivo: Avaliar a visão do estudante sobre a situação de violência no ambiente universitário e os possíveis fatores associados. Métodos: Estudo transversal e analítico em uma instituição de ensino superior privada do município de Fortaleza, Ceará, realizado entre abril a novembro de 2017. Participaram 512 estudantes dos cursos do Centro de Ciências da Saúde. Utilizou-se o Instrumento de Avaliação da Promoção da Saúde na Universidade (IAPSU) para coletar as variáveis sociodemográficas, acadêmicas e a situação de violência. As associações foram testadas pelo Teste do qui-quadrado, por meio do programa SPSS versão 20.0 Resultados: Os estudantes dos cursos da área da saúde apresentaram-se com idade ≤ 24 anos (n=393; 76,8%), sexo feminino (n=357; 69,7%), raça branca (n=261; 51,0%) e católicos (n=332; 64,8%). Uma proporção de 68,4% (n=350) participa em atividades promovidas pela universidade e 56,4% (n=289) em atividades extracurriculares. A situação de violência no ambiente universitário foi apontada por 30,9% (n=158), sendo do tipo psicológica (n=132; 84,1%) e praticada pelos próprios estudantes (n=115; 72,8%). Na análise multivariada foi verificada associação significativa da situação de violência na universidade com o último ano (OR=2,315; p=0,004) e com o tratamento entre os universitários (OR=0,476; p=0,048). Conclusão: A situação de violência do tipo psicológica está presente no ambiente universitário estudado, é perpetrada pelos próprios estudantes, estando associada ao último ano do curso de graduação na área da saúde e ao tratamento entre os estudantes.

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A violência no ambiente universitário

Godinho

Trajano

Souza

et al. 2018

Rev Bras Promoc Saúde

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“…Among the general population in Europe rates of physical victimization are approximately 4.0% (del Frate & van Kesteren, 2004), while the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) estimates rates of violent victimization in the last 6 months to be approximately 2% in the United States (Morgan & Kena, 2017). However, studies have found higher rates of physical victimization, ranging from 11.7% to 26.3% (Coker, Follingstad, Bush, & Fisher, 2016;Leone & Carroll, 2016), among college student populations. In recent years, research has consistently identified high rates of physical victimization among male and female college populations in Europe (Björklund et al, 2010;Sánchez et al, 2017;Sánchez et al, 2016), Asia (Gover, Park, Tomsich, & Jennings, 2011), South America (Straus & Ramirez, 2007), and the United States (Messman-Moore, Ward, & Brown, 2009;Saewyc et al, 2009).…”

Section: Physical and Sexual Victimization Among College Studentsmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…However, studies have found higher rates of physical victimization, ranging from 11.7% to 26.3% (Coker, Follingstad, Bush, & Fisher, 2016;Leone & Carroll, 2016), among college student populations. In recent years, research has consistently identified high rates of physical victimization among male and female college populations in Europe (Björklund et al, 2010;Sánchez et al, 2017;Sánchez et al, 2016), Asia (Gover, Park, Tomsich, & Jennings, 2011), South America (Straus & Ramirez, 2007), and the United States (Messman-Moore, Ward, & Brown, 2009;Saewyc et al, 2009). In a study conducted in Northern Europe (Björklund et al, 2010), 29.1% of college students reported having ever experienced serious violence.…”

Section: Physical and Sexual Victimization Among College Studentsmentioning

confidence: 98%

“…The findings of the current research reveal that efforts aimed to reduce victimization and particularly polyvictimization would yield mental health benefits to college students in Spain. Taking into consideration the growing body of literature reporting substantial proportions of college students being victimized worldwide (Leone & Carroll, 2016;Sánchez et al, 2016;Sinozich & Langton, 2014), it is essential to improve primary prevention strategies at campuses and evaluate the effectiveness of intervention programs. Moreover, further exploration is needed in regard to the correlates or risk factors associated with victimization to identify especially vulnerable populations.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Victimization Status of Female and Male College Students in Spain: Prevalence and Relation to Mental Distress

Aizpurúa

Sánchez

Stephenson

2018

J Interpers Violence

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Despite the growing body of research concerning victimization and mental health among college populations around the world, there remains a need for additional studies that emphasize the role that victimization has on mental health. This study builds on previous research by analyzing the relationship between mental distress and victimization status in Spanish college students ( n = 828, 490 women and 338 men). Using online surveys, we examined the prevalence rates of seven types of victimization (threats, insults, online slander, theft, physical abuse, sexual harassment, and sexual abuse) and three mental health disorders (stress, anxiety, and depression, as measured by the DASS-21 [Depression Anxiety Stress Scale-21]) among students at two universities in southeastern Spain. According to their victimization experiences during the 12 months prior to the interviews, participants were classified into three victimization status groups: nonvictims (42.3%), single-type victims (23.3%), and polyvictims (34.4%). Except for threat and physical abuse, women reported significantly higher rates than men for each type of victimization and were classified more often as polyvictims. MANCOVA showed significant associations between polyvictimization and all three indicators of mental distress after controlling for sex. Interestingly, there were no differences between single-type victims and nonvictims in their self-reported levels of anxiety, stress, and depression. Female students reported a higher prevalence of severe and extremely severe levels of anxiety and stress than did their male counterparts. This study highlights the fact that a nontrivial proportion of college students experience mental distress, reinforces the existing link between polyvictimization and mental health disorders, and stresses the importance of violence awareness and prevention activities targeting this population.

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“…This effect is attributed to the stigma of sexual violence and subsequent self-blame (Herman 1992;Jordan et al 2014;Resick 1993). Research has examined sexual violence among college students, along with the psychiatric implications, ranging from depression to dietary disorders (Brewer et al 2018;Carey et al 2018;Chang et al 2015;Kelley and Gidycz 2019;Leone and Carroll 2016;Stephens and Wilke 2016). In the past decade, universities have experienced increased sexual violence reporting rates and Title IX complaints, potentially due to the Obama administration's more proactive stance on Title IX enforcement (Musu-Gillette et al 2017;Wilson 2014).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%