Sex differences in experiences of multiple traumas and mental health problems in the UK Biobank cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Experiences of reported trauma are common and are associated with a range of mental health problems. Sex differences in how reported traumas are experienced over the life course in relation to mental health require further exploration.

Methods

157,358 participants contributed data for the UK Biobank Mental Health Questionnaire (MHQ). Stratified Latent Class Analysis (LCA) was used to analyse combinations of reported traumatic experiences in males and females separately, and associations with mental health.

Results

In females, five trauma classes were identified: a low-risk class (58.6%), a childhood trauma class (13.5%), an intimate partner violence class (12.9%), a sexual violence class (9.1%), and a high-risk class (5.9%). In males, a three-class solution wa

SUBMITTER: Yapp E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10628045 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature