Factors associated with violence against adolescents at home in Peru

Abstract

Background: Adolescence responds to a period of maturity and adjustment to the adult world; therefore, it is influenced by the social and family context, as well as by the previous stages of development. The objective of the present investigation was to determine the factors associated with violence against adolescents at home in Peru. Methods. A secondary analysis of the National Survey of Social Relations 2015 was carried out. The sample was of 1491 adolescents between 12 to 17 years old. Raw (PR) and adjusted (PRa) prevalence ratios using Poisson regression with robust variance were estimated. Results. It was found that adolescent women (PRa: 1.4; 95% CI: 1.17-1.68) and adolescents who live in homes where there are continuous fights or arguments between parents or adults who live there (PRa: 2.75; 95% CI: 2.11-3.57) have a higher risk of violence. Conclusions. Women and adolescents who live in families where there are continuous arguments between parents or adults have a high risk of domestic violence.

Predictores cognitivos de la conducta parental en madres maltratadas

“…La conflictividad parental puede escalar a niveles de violencia en el hogar y ser un factor de riesgo para el ejercicio de la violencia contra los hijos (Rivera & Arias-Gallegos, 2020). La mayor parte de violencia realizada contra las mujeres es ejercida por sus parejas (Tasqueto et al, 2022), siendo este hallazgo un factor de riesgo para propiciar conductas punitivas hacia los hijos en el hogar (Holt et al, 2008).…”