The role of gender-based violence, health worries, and ambivalent sexism in the development of women's gynecological symptoms

被引:9
作者
Kosterina, Elena [1 ]
Horne, Sharon G. [2 ]
Lamb, Sharon [2 ]
机构
[1] Amer Univ Cent Asia, 7-6 Tokombaev St, Bishkek 720040, Kyrgyzstan
[2] Univ Massachusetts, Boston, MA 02125 USA
关键词
ambivalent sexism; gender-based violence; health anxiety; reproductive symptoms; women; INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE; SEXUAL ASSAULT HISTORY; POSTTRAUMATIC-STRESS-DISORDER; PHYSICAL HEALTH; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; BENEVOLENT SEXISM; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; SOMATIC SYMPTOMS; PREVALENCE; ABUSE;
D O I
10.1177/1359105318825292
中图分类号
B849 [应用心理学];
学科分类号
040203 ;
摘要
This article explored the role of a lifetime history of gender-based violence, ambivalent sexism, and gynecological health worries in the development of reproductive and sexual symptoms among women in Kyrgyzstan. Non-pregnant women who were patients of gynecological clinics (N = 143) participated in the study. A positive relationship between the experience of any type of violence (physical, sexual, and emotional) and number of gynecological symptoms was found. Hostile sexism was found to be a predictor of the number of reported symptoms. The number of gynecological health worries was found to fully mediate the relationship between history of gender-based violence and number of gynecological symptoms.
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页码:567 / 579
页数:13
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