TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Associations of Gender Dissatisfaction with Adolescent Mental Distress and Sexual Victimization
JO  - Children (Basel, Switzerland)
A1  - Lian, Q.
A1  - Zuo, X.
A1  - Yu, C.
A1  - Lou, C.
A1  - Tu, X.
A1  - Zhou, W.
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VL  - 9
IS  - 8
N2  - Gender dissatisfaction is often linked to adverse health outcomes and is an under-researched area of adolescent health. The aim of our study was to examine the associations of gender dissatisfaction with adolescent mental distress and sexual victimization. We conducted a cross-sectional study in April 2019 using a computerized self-administered questionnaire to collect data on the gender dissatisfaction, mental distress, and sexual victimization among Chinese adolescents. We used multivariate logistic models to estimate sex-stratified adjusted odds ratios (AORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the associations of gender dissatisfaction with mental distress and sexual victimization. Our study involved 538 female and 556 male students from grades 7 to 11. Among the female students, gender dissatisfaction was significantly associated with depression (AOR, 2.04, 95%CI, 1.17-3.58), anxiety (AOR, 2.13, 95%CI, 2.00-2.27), suicidal ideation (AOR, 2.36, 95%CI, 2.02-2.76), sexting victimization (AOR, 1.67, 95%CI, 1.11-2.51), and nonphysical sexual harassment (AOR, 1.72, 95%CI, 1.08-2.76). Among the male students, gender dissatisfaction was significantly associated with oral--genital contact (AOR, 5.86, 95%CI, 2.74-12.54), attempted sexual assault (AOR, 9.63, 95%CI, 6.91-13.42), and completed sexual assault (AOR, 14.71, 95%CI, 1.16-187.33). Our findings suggest gender dissatisfaction is associated with adolescent mental distress and sexual victimization, underscoring the importance of implementing comprehensive sexual education with gender perspectives in China. © 2022 by the authors.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 2227-9067
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children9081221
ID  - ref1
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