Table 3.
Negative mental health consequences of different types of sexual abuse
| Mental health consequences | Dating violence (n=125) | Incest (n=33) | Other CSA (n=96) | Total (N=254) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any psychiatric disorder,a n (%) | 119 (95.2) | 30 (90.9) | 80 (83.3) | 229 (90.2) | 0.013 |
| Number of psychiatric disorders, mean ± SD (range) | 1.15±0.50 (0–3) | 1.12±0.59 (0–3) | 1.05±0.63 (0–3) | 1.11±0.57 (0–3) | 0.395 |
| Major depressive disorder, n (%) | 65 (52.0) | 16 (48.5) | 33 (34.4) | 114 (44.9) | 0.030 |
| Posttraumatic stress disorder, n (%) | 39 (31.2) | 10 (30.3) | 42 (43.8) | 91 (35.8) | 0.121 |
| Adjustment disorders, n (%) | 18 (14.4) | 2 (6.1) | 8 (8.3) | 28 (11.0) | 0.224 |
| Other psychiatric disorders,b n (%) | 14 (11.2) | 4 (12.1) | 11 (11.5) | 29 (11.4) | 0.989 |
| Attempted suicide, n (%) | 44 (35.2) | 9 (27.3) | 12 (12.5) | 65 (25.6) | <0.001 |
| Suicidal ideation, n (%) | 85 (68.0) | 17 (51.5) | 30 (31.2) | 132 (52.0) | <0.001 |
| Nonsuicidal self-injury, n (%) | 34 (27.2) | 8 (24.2) | 18 (18.8) | 60 (23.6) | 0.340 |
Notes: P-values were obtained by the Kruskal–Wallis test or the χ2 test.
a
Forty-seven of victims had more than one psychiatric disorders.
b
Other psychiatric disorders include alcohol/substance use disorders (n=13, 5.1%), conversion disorder (n=10, 3.9%), conduct disorder (n=4, 1.5%), borderline personality traits (n=3, 1.1%), body dysmorphic disorder (n=1, 0.3%), and dissociative disorders (n=1, 0.3%).
Abbreviations: CSA, child sexual abuse; SD, standard deviation.