Influence of domestic violence on drinking and aggressive behaviors among adolescents： an analysis of chain mediating effect / 四川精神卫生

ABSTRACT

ObjectiveTo explore the influence of domestic violence on drinking and aggressive behaviors of adolescent， and to analyze the mediating role of psychological needs and moral disengagement. MethodsA cluster stratified random sampling method was adopted to select 1 280 students from 2 junior high schools and 2 high schools in Dazhou City， and all the enrolled students were assessed using Childhood Trauma Questionnaire-Short Form （CTQ-SF）， Basic Psychological Needs Scale （BPNS）， Moral Disengagement Scale （MDS） and Adolescent Health related Risky Behavior Inventory （AHRBI）. Then the relationship of domestic violence with drinking and aggressive behaviors， along with the mediating roles of psychological needs and moral disengagement were discussed through the chain mediating effect analysis. ResultsCTQ-SF score was negatively correlated with BPNS score （r=-0.160， P=0.012）， and positively correlated with MDS and AHRBI scores （r=0.330， 0.250， P<0.01）. BPNS score was negatively correlated with MDS and AHRBI scores （r=-0.220， -0.270， P<0.01）. MDS score was positively correlated with AHRBI score （r=0.420， P<0.01）. The direct mediation value of domestic violence to drinking and aggressive behaviors was 0.041 （P>0.05）， the mediation effect values of domestic violence to psychological needs， domestic violence to moral disengagement， psychological needs to moral disengagement， psychological needs to drinking and aggressive behaviors， and moral disengagement to drinking and aggression behaviors were -0.468， 0.536， -0.241， -0.412 and 0.094， respectively （P<0.05）. The total mediation effect value of domestic violence to psychological needs to moral disengagement to drinking and aggressive behaviors was 0.295 （P<0.05）. ConclusionPsychological needs and moral disengagement mediate the influence of domestic violence on adolescent drinking and aggressive behaviors.