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Involvement in Physical Fights among School Attending Adolescents: A Nationally Representative Sample from Kuwait

Lowery Wilson; M.; Abio A.P.; Shaikh M.A.; Adedimeji A.A.

dc.contributor.authorLowery Wilson
dc.contributor.authorM.
dc.contributor.authorAbio A.P.
dc.contributor.authorShaikh M.A.
dc.contributor.authorAdedimeji A.A.
dc.date.accessioned2022-10-27T12:13:09Z
dc.date.available2022-10-27T12:13:09Z
dc.identifier.urihttps://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.isoen
dc.titleInvolvement in Physical Fights among School Attending Adolescents: A Nationally Representative Sample from Kuwait
dc.identifier.urnURN:NBN:fi-fe2021042822640
dc.relation.volume10
dc.contributor.organizationfi=kliinisen laitoksen yhteiset|en=Department of Clinical Medicine|
dc.contributor.organizationfi=tyks, vsshp|en=tyks, vsshp|
dc.contributor.organization-code2607300
dc.converis.publication-id44437671
dc.converis.urlhttps://research.utu.fi/converis/portal/Publication/44437671
dc.identifier.eissn2076-328X
dc.identifier.jour-issn2076-328X
dc.okm.affiliatedauthorDataimport, tyks, vsshp
dc.okm.affiliatedauthorAbio, Anne
dc.okm.affiliatedauthorShaikh, Masood
dc.okm.discipline3142 Public health care science, environmental and occupational healthen_GB
dc.okm.discipline3142 Kansanterveystiede, ympäristö ja työterveysfi_FI
dc.okm.internationalcopublicationinternational co-publication
dc.okm.internationalityInternational publication
dc.okm.typeJournal article
dc.publisher.countrySveitsifi_FI
dc.publisher.countrySwitzerlanden_GB
dc.publisher.country-codeCH
dc.relation.doi10.3390/bs10010029
dc.relation.ispartofjournalBehavioral Sciences
dc.relation.issue1
dc.year.issued2020


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