Table_3_Correlation of Childhood Psychological Abuse and Neglect With Mental Health in Chinese College Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic.docx

Experience of childhood maltreatment is a major factor affecting adult mental health. The purpose of this study was to understand the association of childhood psychological abuse and neglect with mental health in college students during the COVID-19 pandemic. An online questionnaire survey was conducted from February 21 to March 12, 2020. The participants were 200 students at a university of physical education in Shaanxi Province, China. Participants completed the Child Psychological Abuse and Neglect Scale and the Mental Health Self-Report Questionnaire. Regarding childhood maltreatment experience, 52.5% of respondents screened positive for childhood psychological abuse, 55.8% for psychological neglect, and 43.6% for both. Moreover, 37.6% of participants screened positive for psychological health problems during the pandemic. Childhood psychological abuse and neglect were positively associated with mental health problems during the COVID-19 pandemic. A regression analysis revealed that the reproving dimension of psychological abuse was a risk factor for mental health problems in college students during the COVID-19 pandemic.

童年虐待经历是影响成人心理健康的关键危险因素。本研究旨在探讨新型冠状病毒肺炎（COVID-19）疫情期间，童年心理虐待与忽视与大学生心理健康的关联。本研究于2020年2月21日至3月12日开展线上问卷调查，研究对象为中国陕西省某体育院校的200名大学生。参与者需填写童年心理虐待与忽视量表（Child Psychological Abuse and Neglect Scale）及心理健康自评问卷（Mental Health Self-Report Questionnaire）。关于童年虐待经历，52.5%的受访者童年心理虐待筛查结果呈阳性，55.8%的受访者心理忽视筛查结果呈阳性，43.6%的受访者两项筛查均呈阳性。此外，37.6%的参与者在疫情期间的心理健康问题筛查结果呈阳性。COVID-19疫情期间，童年心理虐待与忽视与心理健康问题呈正相关。回归分析结果显示，心理虐待中的谴责维度是疫情期间大学生心理健康问题的危险因素。