Study on relative factors between childhood abuse and the suicidal ideation among recruits

Objective To explore the effect of childhood abuse on suicidal ideation and the influencing factors among recruits. Methods Through stratified sampling, 505 recruits in Nanjing were tested by childhood Trauma Questionnaire(CTQ), Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire(SCSQ), Social Support Rating Scale(SSRS), Self-rating Idea of Suicide Scale(SIOSS)and Beck Hopelessness Scale(BHS). Results 1.The scores of suicidal ideation and hopelessness in recruits who had childhood abuse were significantly higher than those in control group ((5.56±4.58) vs (2.11±2.79), (5.93±3.01)vs (3.10±2.27), P<0.01=. 2.The score of positive coping in recruits who had childhood abuse was significantly lower than that in control group(18.98±6.16 vs 23.27±7.45; P<0.05=. The score of negative coping in recruits who had childhood abuse was significantly higher than that in control group(9.27±5.04 vs 23.27±7.45; P<0.01= .3.The scores of social support in recruits who had childhood abuse were significantly lower than that in control group((69.38±10.43), (20.16±3.97), (25.73±3.68), (22.82±5.52)vs(75.55±9.67), (23.25±2.50), (27.56±3.51), (24.67±5.33); P<0.05=. 4.The score of total CTQ was positively correlated with suicidal ideation, hopelessness, negative coping(r=0.379, 0.402, 0.228; P<0.01=, but negatively correlated with active coping style, social support(r=-0.285, -0.302; P<0.01=. Conclusion The recruits who had childhood abuse are susceptible to suicidal ideation. The negative coping style and lacking of social support may be the main factors to the suicidal ideation. Key words: Childhood abuse; Suicidal ideation; Relative factors; Recruits