Prevalence of Life Stressors and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Among Women in Iceland
This cross-sectional study of 28 199 women in Iceland, which ranks highest globally in gender equality, found that sexual and physical assaults were among the most common life stressors reported and were associated with the highest prevalence of probable PTSD. The propensity of such trauma to result in PTSD calls for widespread societal efforts to prevent sexual and physical violence and reduce gender-based disparities in mental health.
Authors
- Unnur Anna Valdimarsdóttir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5382-946X)
- Arna Hauksdóttir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4253-1059)
- Filip K. Arnberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1317-2093)
- Donghao Lu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4186-8661)
- Berglind Guðmundsdóttir
- Engilbert Sigurðsson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9404-7982)
- Huan Song (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3845-8079)
- Jóhanna Jakobsdóttir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8019-9683)
- Andri S. Björnsson
- Gunnar Tómasson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1797-7091)
- Thor Aspelund (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7998-5433)
- Edda Bjork Thordardottir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3775-9611)
- Hildur Ýr Hilmarsdóttir (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9439-3022)
- Harpa Rúnarsdóttir
- Fang Fang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3310-6456)
- Qing Shen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7214-4797)
Institutions
- Tongji University (CN)
- Uppsala University (SE)
- Harvard University (US)
- University of Iceland (IS)
- West China Medical Center of Sichuan University (CN)
- Karolinska Institutet (SE)
- National University Hospital of Iceland (IS)
- Centre of Natural Hazards and Disaster Science (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2024-12-06
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.49430
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.56
Funders
- Icelandic Centre for Research
- NordForsk