Association among family and domestic violence, sleep disturbance, anxiety, suicidal and self-harm ideation: a chained mediation modeling analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Family and domestic violence (FDV) is closely related to suicidal and self-harm ideation (SSI), but the research in this regard is insufficient in China.

Methods

Based on the data from the 2022 Psychology and Behavior Investigation of Chinese Residents, this study used the Generalized Structural Equation Modeling (GSEM) to focus on examining three key aspects: (1) the prevalence of Family and Domestic Violence (FDV) and Suicidal and Self-Harm Ideation (SSI) among the Chinese population; (2) the impact of FDV on SSI, as well as the sequential mediating pathway formed through sleep disturbance and anxiety; (3) the differences in the aforementioned associations across gender and age dimensions.

Results

The research findings indicate that approximately 44% of

SUBMITTER: Yan C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12661117 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature