Childhood Abuse and Mental Health Problems: Does Gender Matter?

Gila Chen, Keren Gueta

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Abstract

Gender differences in the relationship between mental health problems and childhood abuse have long been of interest to researchers. The purpose of the present study was to examine gender differences in the relationship between childhood abuse and mental health problems among 110 Israeli inmates (50 women and 60 men). The findings indicated that female inmates reported higher prevalence of physical, emotional, and sexual abuse and were more likely to suffer from mental health problems, compared with the male inmates. Additionally, the findings revealed that more female than male inmates had parents with mental health problems. Female inmates who reported mental health problems in their families also reported higher rates of child abuse relative to male inmates with a similar family history.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)189-202
Number of pages14
JournalPsychiatric Quarterly
Volume87
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Mar 2016

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Keywords

  • Childhood abuse
  • Gender differences
  • Inmates
  • Mental health problems

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