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The influence of sexual harassment on mental health among female military personnel of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces
INTRODUCTION: Reports of sexual harassment are becoming more frequent in Republic of Korea (ROK) Armed Forces. This study aimed to analyse the impact of sexual harassment on mental health among female military personnel of the ROK Armed Forces. METHODS: Data from the 2014 Military Health Survey were...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5529959/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27084842 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jramc-2015-000613 |
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author | Kim, Tae Kyung Lee, H-C Lee, S G Han, K-T Park, E-C |
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description | INTRODUCTION: Reports of sexual harassment are becoming more frequent in Republic of Korea (ROK) Armed Forces. This study aimed to analyse the impact of sexual harassment on mental health among female military personnel of the ROK Armed Forces. METHODS: Data from the 2014 Military Health Survey were used. Instances of sexual harassment were recorded as ‘yes’ or ‘no’. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was carried out to compare Kessler Psychological Distress Scale 10 (K-10) scores. Multiple logistic regression analysis was performed to identify associations between sexual harassment and K-10 scores. RESULTS: Among 228 female military personnel, 13 (5.7%) individuals experienced sexual harassment. Multiple logistic regression analysis revealed that sexual harassment had a significantly negative impact on K-10 scores (3.486, p<0.04). Higher K-10 scores among individuals experiencing sexual harassment were identified in the unmarried (including never-married) group (6.761, p<0.04), the short-term military service group (12.014, p<0.03) and the group whose length of service was <2 years (11.067, p<0.02). CONCLUSIONS: Sexual harassment has a negative impact on mental health. Factors associated with worse mental health scores included service classification and length of service. The results provide helpful information with which to develop measures for minimising the negative psychological effects from sexual harassment and promoting sexual harassment prevention policy. |
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spelling | pubmed-55299592017-07-31 The influence of sexual harassment on mental health among female military personnel of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces Kim, Tae Kyung Lee, H-C Lee, S G Han, K-T Park, E-C J R Army Med Corps Original Article INTRODUCTION: Reports of sexual harassment are becoming more frequent in Republic of Korea (ROK) Armed Forces. This study aimed to analyse the impact of sexual harassment on mental health among female military personnel of the ROK Armed Forces. METHODS: Data from the 2014 Military Health Survey were used. Instances of sexual harassment were recorded as ‘yes’ or ‘no’. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was carried out to compare Kessler Psychological Distress Scale 10 (K-10) scores. Multiple logistic regression analysis was performed to identify associations between sexual harassment and K-10 scores. RESULTS: Among 228 female military personnel, 13 (5.7%) individuals experienced sexual harassment. Multiple logistic regression analysis revealed that sexual harassment had a significantly negative impact on K-10 scores (3.486, p<0.04). Higher K-10 scores among individuals experiencing sexual harassment were identified in the unmarried (including never-married) group (6.761, p<0.04), the short-term military service group (12.014, p<0.03) and the group whose length of service was <2 years (11.067, p<0.02). CONCLUSIONS: Sexual harassment has a negative impact on mental health. Factors associated with worse mental health scores included service classification and length of service. The results provide helpful information with which to develop measures for minimising the negative psychological effects from sexual harassment and promoting sexual harassment prevention policy. BMJ Publishing Group 2017-04 2016-04-15 /pmc/articles/PMC5529959/ /pubmed/27084842 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jramc-2015-000613 Text en Published by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. For permission to use (where not already granted under a licence) please go to http://www.bmj.com/company/products-services/rights-and-licensing/ This is an Open Access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ |
spellingShingle | Original Article Kim, Tae Kyung Lee, H-C Lee, S G Han, K-T Park, E-C The influence of sexual harassment on mental health among female military personnel of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces |
title | The influence of sexual harassment on mental health among female military personnel of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces |
title_full | The influence of sexual harassment on mental health among female military personnel of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces |
title_fullStr | The influence of sexual harassment on mental health among female military personnel of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces |
title_full_unstemmed | The influence of sexual harassment on mental health among female military personnel of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces |
title_short | The influence of sexual harassment on mental health among female military personnel of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces |
title_sort | influence of sexual harassment on mental health among female military personnel of the republic of korea armed forces |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5529959/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27084842 http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/jramc-2015-000613 |
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