Violence in adolescents: social and behavioural factors

Sousa, Sandra; Correia, Teresa; Ramos, Elisabete; Fraga, Sílvia; Barros, Henrique

doi:10.1016/j.gaceta.2009.08.002

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“…Consistent with the literature, we found a significant association between gender and physical fighting among adolescents, with males being over-represented [27,28]. In comparison, the gender gap was smaller in the previous study conducted in Namibia (55.2% and 46.2% among boys and girls, respectively) [25].…”

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Physical Fighting among School-Attending Adolescents in El Salvador: An Examination of the 2013 Global School-Based Health Survey

Omer

Shaikh

Stiller

et al. 2020

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Background: Violence among school-attending adolescents is an important public health problem worldwide. The present study examined demographic correlates for physical fighting behavior among a nationally representative sample of school-attending adolescents in El Salvador. Methods: Initial cross-tabulations to screen for correlations was then followed by logistic regression to understand the direction and the strength of selected demographic variables for physical fighting behavior, which occurred within a 12 month period of recall. Results: Out of a sample of 1910 school-attending adolescents in El Salvador, 11.5% reported having been involved in two or more physical fights during the recall period. Regression analyses indicated that being male (OR = 3.55; 95% CI = 2.11–6.00); having experienced bullying (OR = 2.16; 95% CI = 1.44–3.24); physical activity (OR 0.61; 95% CI 0.46–0.80); a sedentary lifestyle (OR 1.54; 95% CI 1.05–2.27), suicide planning (OR 2.28; 95% CI 1.46–3.56), and having non-understanding parents (OR = 1.45; 95% CI 1.06–1.98) were significantly associated with physical fighting among the sampled adolescents. Conclusion: Within the limitations of cross-sectional surveys conducted in school settings, the results of the present study suggest that giving attention to preventing bullying behavior among males and involving parents should be components of a multi-pronged strategy to preventing physical fighting in schools in El Salvador.

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Physical Fighting among School-Attending Adolescents in El Salvador: An Examination of the 2013 Global School-Based Health Survey

Omer

Shaikh

Stiller

et al. 2020

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“…Well-studied risk factors such as signs of depression, truancy, and bullying victimization were associated with involvement in physical fighting in our sample of Egyptian adolescents. The commonly and globally observed trend of males being more involved in physical fighting was also found in our study (Sousa et al, 2010; Walsh et al, 2013). Protective factors such as understanding parents and helpful peers were also found to be significant for Egyptian adolescents.…”

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Physical fighting among Egyptian adolescents: social and demographic correlates among a nationally representative sample

Celedonia¹,

Wilson²,

Gammal

et al. 2013

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Introduction. Adolescent interpersonal violence is a global public health problem, yet gaps remain in the epidemiologic literature on adolescent violence in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC). Prevalence rates and risk and protective factors reported in high-income countries may be different from those reported in LMICs. Culturally-relevant epidemiologic data is important in efforts aimed at addressing adolescent interpersonal violence in these countries.Methods. A cross-sectional study of Egyptian adolescent involvement in violent behavior was conducted. Data collected from a 2006 school-based survey initiative were used; participants were adolescents aged 11–17 (N = 5, 249). Some participants were excluded from the dataset due to incomplete data (N = 111) resulting in a final sample of 5,138. Bivariate and logistic regression analyses were run to determine demographic and social variables associated with participation in physical fighting.Results. Thirty-one percent of adolescents reported being involved in a physical fight. Previously reported risk factors for violent behavior among adolescents such as depressive symptoms (OR = 1.29; CI = 1.11–1.50) and bullying victimization (OR = 2.44; CI = 2.12–2.83) were positively associated with violent behavior in the present study, while the more novel factor of sedentary behavior was also observed as having a positive association with violent behavior (OR = 1.43; CI = 1.21–1.69). Known protective factors such as helpful peers (OR = 0.75; CI = 0.62–0.90) and understanding parents (OR = 0.67; CI = 0.56–0.81) were found to have negative associations with violent behavior in the present study, in addition to the counterintuitive protective effect of having fewer friends (OR = 0.75; CI = 0.60–0.92).Conclusions. Prevalence rates of adolescent interpersonal violence in Egypt are similar to rates in other LMICs. The high reported rates of depressive symptomatology and bully victimization along with their positive association with physical fighting suggest that interventions aimed at treating and preventing these problems may help mitigate the likelihood of adolescents engaging in violent behavior; involvement in appropriate physical activity in a safe environment may be beneficial as well. More research is needed to understand the observed protective factor of having fewer friends.

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“…Physical fighting decreases with age and with increasing social class (Sousa et al, 2010). Using our sampling method, we selected participants who remained in school at a non-compulsory grade level in Portugal, probably reflecting higher academic expectations and social level.…”

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Physical fighting among school-going Portuguese adolescents: Social and behavioural correlates

Fraga

Ramos

Dias

et al. 2011

Preventive Medicine

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Violence in adolescents: social and behavioural factors

Cited by 23 publications

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Physical Fighting among School-Attending Adolescents in El Salvador: An Examination of the 2013 Global School-Based Health Survey

Physical Fighting among School-Attending Adolescents in El Salvador: An Examination of the 2013 Global School-Based Health Survey

Physical fighting among Egyptian adolescents: social and demographic correlates among a nationally representative sample

Physical fighting among school-going Portuguese adolescents: Social and behavioural correlates

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