AUTHOR=Zhu Zhaohong , Li Pu , Hao Luyao 

TITLE=Correlation of Childhood Psychological Abuse and Neglect With Mental Health in Chinese College Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Psychiatry

VOLUME=Volume 12 - 2021

YEAR=2022

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/psychiatry/articles/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.770201

DOI=10.3389/fpsyt.2021.770201

ISSN=1664-0640

ABSTRACT=Childhood maltreatment experience is a major factor affecting adult mental health. The purpose of this study is to understand the relationship of childhood psychological abuse and neglect with the 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 of a university of physical education in Shaanxi Province, China. The Child Psychological Abuse and Neglect Scale, and the Mental Health Self-Report Questionnaire were used for evaluation. 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 related to mental health problems during the COVID-19 pandemic. A regression analysis showed that reproving dimension in psychological abuse were the risk factors for mental health problems of college students during COVID-19.