Gender Differences in Intimate Partner Violence Victimization and Its Relationships With Anxiety, Depression Symptoms and Suicide Behaviours in China.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To investigate the gender difference in Intimate partner violence (IPV) victimization and its association with mental health, examine social-demographic and health characteristics-specific relationships.

Methods

This cross-sectional study evaluated lifetime prevalence of total, psychological, physical and sexual IPV victimization. Gender-stratified multiple logistic regressions were performed to examine associations between total and subtypes of IPV victimization and anxiety and depressive symptoms, suicide ideation and suicide attempt. Sensitivity analyses and stratification analyses were additionally conducted.

Results

Among 21,824 participants (female: 44.7%), females reported higher total, psychological and physical but not sexual lifetime prevalence of

SUBMITTER: Lu L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11876969 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature