Correlations between self-reported symptoms and psychosocial factors of perpetrators with domestic violence in China： a population-based sample  

作　　者：CAO Yu-ping ZHANG Ya-lin Doris F.Chang YANG Shi-chang WANG Guo-qiang 

机构地区：[1]Mental Health Institute, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410011, China [2]Mental Health Institute, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410011, China [3]Department of Psychology, the New School for Social Research,New York 10011, USA [4]Mental Health Institute, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410011, China Department of Psychology, Second Affiliated Hospital,Xinxiang Medical College, Xinxiang, Henan 453002, China [5]Mental Health Institute, Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan 410011, China Wuxi Mental Health Center, Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi,Jiangsu 214151, China

出　　处：《Chinese Medical Journal》2011年第4期546-550,共5页中华医学杂志（英文版）

基　　金：This project was supported by grants from National Natural Science Foundation of China （No.30670753）; National Social Science Foundation of China （No.06BSH043）; American China Medical Board in New York, USA （No. 01-749）.

摘　　要：Background Domestic violence （DV） is not only a devastating societal problem, but also a severe medical and mental health problem worldwide. Our previous study has shown that perpetrators were with higher prevalence of self-reported symptoms than that of controls. This study based on our former large scale population-based samples is aimed to further explore the correlations between the symptoms and psychosocial factors of the perpetrators with DV. It was helpful to provide some insight into possible strategies for clinicians to reduce the symptoms of the perpetrators with DV in China.Methods From our former population-based epidemiological samples, 1098 households with a history of DV in preceding year, 318 perpetrators with DV were randomly selected. Face-to-face interviews were conducted. Symptom Checklist-90 （SCL-90） was administrated to check and classify the symptoms of perpetrators, Eysenck＇s personality questionnaire（EPQ）, trait coping style questionnaire （TCSQ）, life events scale （LES） and social supporting rating scale （SSRS） were administrated to evaluate the psychosocial factors of perpetrators. The correlation analysis was used to analyze the relationships between the symptoms and psychosocial factors of perpetrators of DV. Results The global and all subscale scores of SCL-90 were significantly positively correlated with EPQ-N, negative TCSQ and negative LES scores （P〈0.01）. The global score of SCL-90 was negatively correlated with both objective and subjective SSRS （P〈0.01）. The negative LES and negative TCSQ were significantly positively correlated with EPQ-N （P 〈0.01）. Negative TCSQ was significantly positively correlated with negative LES and negatively correlated with subjective SSRS （P〈0.01）.Conclusions The self-reported symptoms of perpetrators with DV were strongly correlated with their psychosocial factors, such as the neurotic personality, negative coping style, more negative life events and less subjective social supports. It suggested bio-Background Domestic violence （DV） is not only a devastating societal problem, but also a severe medical and mental health problem worldwide. Our previous study has shown that perpetrators were with higher prevalence of self-reported symptoms than that of controls. This study based on our former large scale population-based samples is aimed to further explore the correlations between the symptoms and psychosocial factors of the perpetrators with DV. It was helpful to provide some insight into possible strategies for clinicians to reduce the symptoms of the perpetrators with DV in China.Methods From our former population-based epidemiological samples, 1098 households with a history of DV in preceding year, 318 perpetrators with DV were randomly selected. Face-to-face interviews were conducted. Symptom Checklist-90 （SCL-90） was administrated to check and classify the symptoms of perpetrators, Eysenck＇s personality questionnaire（EPQ）, trait coping style questionnaire （TCSQ）, life events scale （LES） and social supporting rating scale （SSRS） were administrated to evaluate the psychosocial factors of perpetrators. The correlation analysis was used to analyze the relationships between the symptoms and psychosocial factors of perpetrators of DV. Results The global and all subscale scores of SCL-90 were significantly positively correlated with EPQ-N, negative TCSQ and negative LES scores （P〈0.01）. The global score of SCL-90 was negatively correlated with both objective and subjective SSRS （P〈0.01）. The negative LES and negative TCSQ were significantly positively correlated with EPQ-N （P 〈0.01）. Negative TCSQ was significantly positively correlated with negative LES and negatively correlated with subjective SSRS （P〈0.01）.Conclusions The self-reported symptoms of perpetrators with DV were strongly correlated with their psychosocial factors, such as the neurotic personality, negative coping style, more negative life events and less subjective social supports. It suggested bio-

关 键 词：domestic violence PERPETRATOR SYMPTOM correlation 

分 类 号：O212.2[理学—概率论与数理统计] G444[理学—数学]