The Study Of Occupational Stigma And Self-esteem Correlative Factors Among Money Boys

Objective:To know the occupational stigma and self-esteem of money boys (MB) and analyze the correlative factors.Methods:The questionnaire survey included basic information, working experience, family status, growth experience, violent experience, sexual history and HIV antibodies test, drugs history and aphrodisiac history, occupational stigma and self-esteem.230questionnaires were giving out,215questionnaires were collected, and the valid questionnaires were193. The data were performed by EpiData and SPSS18.0software. Occupational stigma and self-esteem situation of MB were described; t-test, ANOVA, linear correlation, rank correlation were used to analyze the various factors on occupational stigma and self-esteem; in addition, multiple linear regression was applied to analyze the occupational stigma and self-esteem of MB(αin=0.10,αout=0.15). P values were the bilateral probability and test level is0.05.Results:1)The mean score of Self Stigma Scale of MB was23.83±7.94, and the Self-esteem Scale mean score of MB was26.91±2.95.2)The effects of basic information, working experience, family status, growth experience, violent experience, sexual history and HIV antibodies test, drugs history and aphrodisiac history on occupational stigma was analyzed by mono-factor analysis. The results showed that household register, sexual role, the time to do MB in now living city, attract customers mainly by chat room and online advertising, parents care degree, family economic situation, insulting words during the growing-up years, grow smoothly situation, violent experience and HIV antibodies test in past6months were related to occupational stigma of MB. The multiple linear regression analysis showed that seven factors were statistically significant, such as household register(b’=0.197), sexual role(b’=-0.169), parents care too much(b’=0.227), family economic situation(b’=-0.232), growing up well(b’=0.125), violent experience(b’=0.186)and HIV antibodies test in past6months(b’=0.146). It suggested that with rural household registration and sexual behavior as "0", too much care of parents, poor family economic situation, unfavorable growing up experience, violent experience, none HIV antibodies test in past6months, the MB was more likely to feel occupational stigma.3) The effects of basic information, working experience, family status, growth experience, violent experience, sexual history and HIV antibodies test, drugs history and aphrodisiac history on self-esteem of MB was also analyzed by mono-factor analysis. While the results showed that marital status, monthly income, smoking status, whether have a job before, whether have a job now, interpersonal relationship, classmate relation in the school and HIV antibodies test in past6months were related to self-esteem of MB. The multiple linear regression analysis showed that six factors were statistically significant, such as divorce(b’=-0.192), monthly income(b’=0.233), smoking status(b’=-0.178),having another job now(b’=-0.125), family economic situation(b’=0.160)and HIV antibodies test in past6months(b’=-0.208). It suggested that the MB who was divorced andhad quit smoking with low income, no other jobs, poor family economic situation, no HIV antibodies test in past6monthswere more likely to feel low self-esteem.Conclusions:1) According to the multiple-factor analysis, the occupational stigma of MB was related to household register, sexual role, parents care degree, family economic situation, whether growing up well, violent experience and HIV antibodies test in past6months.2) According to the multiple-factor analysis, the self-esteem of MB was related to marriage, monthly income, smoking situation, other job now, family economic situation, HIV antibodies test in past6months.