Sexual violence is a prevalent public health issue among college students and associated with adverse mental health outcomes. Modern social movements that bring awareness to sexual violence, such as #MeToo, have facilitated institutional coverage of the issue. A cross-sectional survey, the American College Health Association National College Health Assessment IIc was administered in Spring 2017 (n = 54,497) and Spring 2018 (n = 50,770) across universities (n = 83) in the United States. Data analyses utilized descriptive, bivariate, and multivariate methods. Relationships between sexual violence and seven mental outcomes, anorexia, anxiety, bulimia, depression, insomnia, stress level, and suicide, were assessed and compared across time periods. Logistic regression indicated that sexual violence was significantly associated with all mental health outcomes and that the measures of association for anxiety and suicide ideation decreased significantly from the year 2017 to 2018. Results confirm the adverse effect of sexual violence on mental health among college students. Possible implications of these findings include the role of social movements in dismantling stigma and mitigating the mental health impact of sexual violence.

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#MeToo时代的大学生性暴力与心理健康

性暴力是大学生中普遍存在的公共卫生问题，与不良的心理健康状况相关。诸如#MeToo之类的使人们意识到性暴力的现代社会运动促进了对该问题的机构报道。在2017年春季（n  = 54,497）和2018春季（n  = 50,770）对各大学（n = 83）。数据分析使用描述性，二元和多元方法。评估并比较了性暴力与七种心理结果，厌食症，焦虑症，贪食症，抑郁症，失眠症，压力水平和自杀之间的关系。Logistic回归表明，性暴力与所有心理健康结果均显着相关，而焦虑和自杀意念的关联测度从2017年至2018年显着下降。结果证实了性暴力对大学生心理健康的不利影响。这些发现的可能含义包括社会运动在消除耻辱感和减轻性暴力对心理健康的影响方面的作用。