Violence and injuries among school children in the Republic of Srpska

Bojanić, Janja; Matovic-Miljanovic, Sanja; Jankovic, Slavenka; Jandrić, Ljubica; Raznatović-Durović, Milena

doi:10.2298/mpns0608305b

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“…Total health behavior score is significantly and inversely correlated with the 'internal' factor (r = -.114 < 0.01) indicating that more the internality in health locus of control, more positive is health behavior. Similarly, The correlation between 'powerful others' dimension of health locus of control (r = -.155 < 0.01) and total health behavior implies that adolescents who possess better positive health behavior feel that they need to keep in 23 Therefore it could be understood that adolescents who are inclined towards internal health locus of control and have belief in powerful others are less likely to get into school fights and bullying peer group.…”

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Relationship between Adolescents’ Health Beliefs and Health Behavior

Shabaraya¹,

Romate²,

Bhogle³

2011

Int J Med Public Health

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a b S t r a c tAim: this study aims to determine the relationship between Health behavior and Health locus of control among 1270 adolescents (boys n = 635 and girls = 635) who were drawn from bangalore rural and urban district government high schools (mean age 13.76 years). Methodology: the global School based Health survey (WHo, 2004) and Multidimensional Health locus of control by Wallston and Wallston, questionnaires were used to assess health locus of control and health behavior respectively. the data obtained was subjected to statistical analysis using Pearson's product moment correlation methods to examine the relationship between these variables. results and Interpretation: Findings revealed that total health behavior score of adolescents is significantly correlated with 'internal' and 'powerful others' dimensions of health locus of control. Further, the 'chance factor' of health locus of control did not show any significant relationship with the total health behavior score. From this it can be inferred that adolescents with high inclinations towards 'internal health locus of control' and 'powerful others' have healthier dimensions of positive behaviors. Findings have also revealed that health behavior is not significantly correlated with the beliefs that 'health is a function of chance/luck'.

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confidence: 99%

Relationship between Adolescents’ Health Beliefs and Health Behavior

Shabaraya¹,

Romate²,

Bhogle³

2011

Int J Med Public Health

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Individual and contextual factors of weapon carrying and assaulting with weapons in school among high school pupils in Serbia

Dinic,

Sokolovska

2024

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Carrying weapons to school poses a significant security risk for all individuals involved. The aim of this research was to examine the individual and contextual factors (family- and school-related) of weapons carrying and assaulting with weapon in schools. The research was conducted in 2014 on a sample of 649 high school pupils from Serbia. The results reveal that the common factors of carrying and using weapon are the perpetrators being male and their being victims of peer violence, vengefulness, dominance, anger, lack of empathy, seeking revenge, and limited use of active problem-solving, as well as their fathers tending to have a lower level of education, lower grades, attending vocational schools, and poor academic performance. In addition, victims of bullying in cases of peer violence temd to carry weapon more frequently, and they assault with a weapon just as frequently as bullies do. Pupils who have assaulted someone with a weapon show a tendency towards peer violence and dominance, and have lower cognitive empathy and hostility, compared to pupils who carry a weapon, but have not yet attacked anyone. The results support the vulnerability hypothesis regarding weapon carrying, and the antisocial profile hypothesis regarding assaulting with a weapon. The practical implications of the results refer to the importance of planned, targeted prevention programs in the school context.

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Violence and injuries among school children in the Republic of Srpska

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Relationship between Adolescents’ Health Beliefs and Health Behavior

Relationship between Adolescents’ Health Beliefs and Health Behavior

Individual and contextual factors of weapon carrying and assaulting with weapons in school among high school pupils in Serbia

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