Self-Reports of Sexual Abuse, Mental Health Status, and Perceived Confusion of Family Roles: A Retrospective Study of College Students

1994 ◽  
Vol 75 (1) ◽  
pp. 339-347 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthijs Koopmans
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Family Of Origin ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Good Prediction ◽  
Family Roles ◽  
The Family ◽  
Self Reports

This study examined the possibility that mental health problems which may result from sexual abuse are exacerbated by a confusion of family roles in the victim's perception of the family of origin. A sample of 234 undergraduate students completed a questionnaire. Analyses confirmed associations between (1) perceived sexual abuse and indicators of mental health problems, (2) confusion of family roles and perceived sexual abuse, and (3) mental health problems and confusion of family roles. A good prediction of the occurrence of mental health problems could only be obtained if both perceived sexual abuse and the confusion of family roles were considered.

scholarly journals The Relation between Childhood Adverse Experiences and Disability Due to Mental Health Problems in a Community Sample of Women

2005 ◽  
Vol 50 (12) ◽  
pp. 778-783 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lil Tonmyr ◽  
Ellen Jamieson ◽  
Leslie S Mery ◽  
Harriet L MacMillan
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Sexual Abuse ◽  
Child Abuse ◽  
Childhood Sexual Abuse ◽  
Physical Abuse ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Childhood Adversity ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Adverse Experiences

Objective: The objective of this study was to examine the association between selected childhood adverse experiences and disability due to mental health problems in a community sample of women. Variables of interest included childhood physical and sexual abuse, parental psychiatric and substance abuse history, and sociodemographic factors. Method: Girls and women (aged 15 to 64 years) from a province-wide community sample ( n = 4239) were asked about disability and most childhood adverse experiences through interview; a self-administered questionnaire inquired about child abuse. Logistic regression (crude and adjusted odds ratios) was used to test the associations between childhood adversity and disability due to mental health problems. Results: Approximately 3% of the women had a disability due to mental health problems. Among women with a disability, about 50% had been abused while growing up. After controlling for income and age, we found that disability showed the strongest association with childhood sexual abuse, physical abuse, and parental psychiatric disorder. Conclusion: Disability due to mental health problems was experienced by women with and without exposure to abuse in childhood. However, childhood sexual abuse and physical abuse were important correlates of disability. Disability creates suffering and loss for the individual and society; this issue merits more research in relation to child abuse.

Impact of Canadian Armed Forces Veterans’ Mental Health Problems on the Family During the Military to Civilian Transition

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 148-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Heidi Cramm ◽  
Deborah Norris ◽  
Kelly Dean Schwartz ◽  
Linna Tam-Seto ◽  
Ashley Williams ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Armed Forces ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Canadian Armed Forces ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Military

Barriers and Supports Experienced by Pacific Peoples in Aotearoa New Zealand’s Mental Health Services

2021 ◽  
pp. 002202212110398
Author(s):  
Christina Fa’alogo-Lilo ◽  
Claire Cartwright
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
New Zealand ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Service Users ◽  
The Family

As with minority groups internationally, Pacific peoples in New Zealand (Pasifika) experience higher rates of mental health problems than the general population, and are less likely to access mental health services. This study investigated the barriers and supports for Pasifika accessing and using mental health services with participation of 25 Pasifika (10 service-providers, 11 ex-service-users, and 4 ex-service-users/providers) in order to gain their key informant perspectives. A Pasifika-appropriate Talanoa approach was used to guide the data-collection process and the qualitative data were analyzed using thematic analysis. Barriers included stigma among Pasifika regarding mental health problems, commitment to finding solutions within the family, and both mistrust and lack of knowledge of services. Within the services, non-Pasifika providers often lacked understanding of the collectivist cultural values and practices of Pasifika, including spiritual beliefs. They were more likely to use services if the providers were respectful of Pasifika practices and paid attention to developing relationships in a culturally appropriate way. This included involvement of the Pasifika family, when possible. Service-users often benefited from contact with Pasifika providers within mainstream services. These results support previous cross-cultural research that indicates the importance of offering evaluation and intervention services grounded in an understanding and respect for the cultural significance and meaning of mental health problems for the person, the family, and their community. While efforts are made to address these issues in New Zealand, change is slow and ongoing cultural training for service-providers along with psychoeducation for Pasifika about mental health services is strongly desirable.

The Association Between Perceptions of Social Support and Maternal Mental Health: A Cumulative Perspective

2010 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 181-208 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah O. Meadows
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Romantic Relationship ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Maternal Mental Health ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
The Family ◽  
Married Mothers ◽  
Biological Fathers ◽  
Time Invariant ◽  
The Relationship

The question of how to best measure family processes so that longitudinal experiences within the family are accurately captured has become an important issue for family scholars. Using the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study ( N = 2,158), this article focuses on the association between trajectories of perceived supportiveness from biological fathers and mothers’ mental health problems 5 years after a birth. The relationship status between mothers and biological fathers is significantly related to her perceptions of his supportiveness, with married mothers reporting the highest levels of supportiveness followed by mothers in cohabiting unions, romantic non-coresidential unions, and, finally, mothers not in a romantic relationship. Controlling for both time-varying and time-invariant maternal and relationship characteristics, a positive slope of perceived supportiveness from biological fathers is associated with fewer subsequent mental health problems 5 years after the birth. The discussion calls attention to alternate modeling strategies for longitudinal family experiences.

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