Trauma nation: Exposure to traumatic events among South African university students

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dc.contributor.authorPadmanabhanunni, Anita
dc.date.accessioned2022-11-11T12:59:47Z
dc.date.available2022-11-11T12:59:47Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.description.abstractThe current study investigated exposure to past trauma among South African students at a historically disadvantaged institution (HDI). The student population at HDI's are typically from low-income communities that were marginalized by apartheid-era policies and few studies have focused on trauma exposure among this population group. Respondents (N=914) completed the Life Events Checklist and a demographic questionnaire. Logistic regression analysis was conducted to identify gender differences in exposure. 97.6% of the sample reported trauma exposure. The most frequently experienced traumatic events were physical assault (69.3%) and transportation accidents (64.7%). While men were almost twice as likely to report exposure to physical assault (77.2% vs. 67%; β=.53; odds ratio [OR]=1.70; p<.01) and assault with a weapon (59.7% vs. 44.3%; β=.62; OR=1.86; p<.01), women were twice as likely to report unwanted or uncomfortable sexual experiences (32.3% vs. 19.4%; β=−.69; OR=0.50; p<.01) and sexual assault (19.3% vs. 13.1%; β=−.69; OR=0.50; p<.01). It is recommended that psycho-education on trauma be included in orientation programmes and mental health screening and early referrals for psychological services be implemented.en_US
dc.identifier.citationPadmanabhanunni, A. Trauma nation: Exposure to traumatic events among South African university students. J Community Psychol. 2020; 48: 1853– 1862. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.22377en_US
dc.identifier.issn0090-4392
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10566/8167
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherJournal of Community Psychologyen_US
dc.subjectgenderen_US
dc.subjecthistorically disadvantaged institutionen_US
dc.subjectLife Events Checklisten_US
dc.subjectSouth Africaen_US
dc.subjectstudentsen_US
dc.titleTrauma nation: Exposure to traumatic events among South African university studentsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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