Relationship between sexual assault experience with psychosexual health, interpersonal trust among middle school girls

Abstract

Objective To explore the relationship among sexual assault experience, interpersonal trust and psychosexual health in middle school girls, and to provide a reference for psychological counseling for the diagnosis of sexually assaulted individuals.

Methods A sample of 499 middle school girls from 5 middle schools in Shaoguan city of Hunan Province were assessed with the Sexual Assault Questionnaire, Interpersonal Trust Scale and Adolescent Psychosexual Health Scale.

Results The rate of sexual assault was 36.87% while the non-contact sexual assault was 34.87%, and the rate of sexual touching was 8.82% whlie the rate of rape was 1.20%. There were negative correlations among sexual assault experience, sexual values, sexual adaptation and psychosexual health ( r = –0.21, –0.10, –0.13, P<0.01) .The interpersonal trust modified the relationship between sexual assault experience and sexual awareness, sexual values, sexual adaptation, psychosexual health (95% CI = –0.05 – 0.01, –0.05 – 0.01, –0.04 – 0.00, –0.04––0.02, P<0.05).

Conclusion Interpersonal trust plays a moderating role in the association between sexual assault experience and psychosexual health. The adverse effects of sexual assault on psychosexual health might be relieved through improving interpersonal trust among middle school girls.

Abstract

【摘要】目的 探索初中女生性侵经历、人际信任与性心理健康之间的关系, 为针对遭受性侵个体开展心理辅导提 供参考。 方法 采用遭受性侵问卷、信赖他人量表与青春期性心理健康量表, 对方便抽取的韶关地区 5 所中学 499 名初中 女生进行调查。 结果 遭受性侵报告率为 36.87%, 非接触型性侵报告率为34.87%, 接触型性侵报告率为8.82%, 侵人型性 侵报告率为 1.20%;初中女生的遭受性侵经历与性价值观、性适应、性心理健康均呈负相关 ( r 值分别为 –0.21, –0.10, –0.13, P 值均<0.01); 调节效应分析显示, 人际信任调节性遭受侵经历与性认识、性价值观、性适应、性心理健康之间均呈 负相关 (95% CI 分别为 –0.05 〜–0.01, –0.05 〜–0.01, –0.04〜0.00, –0.04〜–0.02, ( P 值均<0.05)。 结论 初中女生的人际信 任在遭受性侵经历与性心理健康间具有调节作用。提高初中女生的人际信任水平可以减少性侵经历对于性心理健康的消 极影响。