dc.contributor.author | Lowery Wilson | |
dc.contributor.author | M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Abio A.P. | |
dc.contributor.author | Shaikh M.A. | |
dc.contributor.author | Adedimeji A.A. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-10-27T12:13:09Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-10-27T12:13:09Z | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://www.utupub.fi/handle/10024/157094 | |
dc.description.abstract | <p>Background: Interpersonal violence in school settings is an important public health problem worldwide. This study investigated the individual and social correlates for being involved in a physical fight amongst a nationally representative sample of school-attending adolescents in Kuwait. Methods: We carried out bivariate and multivariate analyses to determine the strength and direction of associations with adolescent involvement in problematic fighting behavior within a 12-month recall period. Results: Within a total sample of 3637, n = 877 (25.2%) of school-attending adolescents reported being involved in two or more physical fights during the recall period. The multivariate analysis indicated that being male (OR = 2.71; CI = 1.88–3.90), a victim of bullying (OR = 2.77; CI = 2.14–3.58), truancy (OR = 2.52; CI = 1.91–3.32), planning a suicide (OR = 2.04; CI = 1.49–2.78) and food deprivation (OR = 1.91; CI = 1.37–2.65) were associated with an increased risk of involvement in physical fighting. Peer support in the form of having close friends (OR = 0.85; CI = 0.76–0.96) was found to be associated with a reduced involvement in fighting behavior. Conclusion: The results, when taken together, suggest that supportive school environments may represent important settings for violence mitigation and prevention strategies<br /></p> | |
dc.language.iso | en | |
dc.title | Involvement in Physical Fights among School Attending Adolescents: A Nationally Representative Sample from Kuwait | |
dc.identifier.urn | URN:NBN:fi-fe2021042822640 | |
dc.relation.volume | 10 | |
dc.contributor.organization | fi=kliinisen laitoksen yhteiset|en=Department of Clinical Medicine| | |
dc.contributor.organization | fi=tyks, vsshp|en=tyks, vsshp| | |
dc.contributor.organization-code | 2607300 | |
dc.converis.publication-id | 44437671 | |
dc.converis.url | https://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/Publication/44437671 | |
dc.identifier.eissn | 2076-328X | |
dc.identifier.jour-issn | 2076-328X | |
dc.okm.affiliatedauthor | Dataimport, tyks, vsshp | |
dc.okm.affiliatedauthor | Abio, Anne | |
dc.okm.affiliatedauthor | Shaikh, Masood | |
dc.okm.discipline | 3142 Public health care science, environmental and occupational health | en_GB |
dc.okm.discipline | 3142 Kansanterveystiede, ympäristö ja työterveys | fi_FI |
dc.okm.internationalcopublication | international co-publication | |
dc.okm.internationality | International publication | |
dc.okm.type | Journal article | |
dc.publisher.country | Sveitsi | fi_FI |
dc.publisher.country | Switzerland | en_GB |
dc.publisher.country-code | CH | |
dc.relation.doi | 10.3390/bs10010029 | |
dc.relation.ispartofjournal | Behavioral Sciences | |
dc.relation.issue | 1 | |
dc.year.issued | 2020 | |